There were lots of leaders in the 1916 Rising.The most famous were Pádraig Pearse,Tom Clarke,Joseph Plunkett,Eamonn Ceannt,Seán MacDiarmada and James Connolly.Tom Clarke was a tobacconist and had the honour of signing the proclamation first.Pádraig Pearse had a squint in his eye and always stood sideways in a photo.Eamonn Ceannt was born in Ballymoe moved to Dublin when he was 10 years old.Joseph Plunkett was a great poet and a scholar and got married just hours before his execution.James Connolly was born in Scotland and left school at the age of 11.Seán MacDiarmada was stricken with polio and was forced to walk with a cane and became manager of a newspaper called"Irish Freedom".
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