On 24 April 1916, as President of the Provisional Government, Patrick Pearse appeared under the GPO Grand Portico on Dublin's O'Connell Street and read aloud th

This complete edition of Patrick Pearse's extant plays (in English and Irish) also includes his most significant writings about the nature of theatre in early 2

Annotation. An intriguing analysis of Pearse within the context of contemporary Irish politics and culture.

Pádraic Pearse, who played a prominent part in the 1916 rebellion, declared Ireland a Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. He was exec

Patrick Pearse was not only leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of the IRA. Based on new material on his childhood and undergro