Photo: British Army notice on the executions of William Pearse, Michael O'Hanrahan, Joseph Plunkett and Edward Daly on 4 May 1916
Signatures for five of the seven signatories of the Irish Proclamation can be found on Census forms. Joseph Mary Plunkett was not present with his family on Census night and Seán MacDiarmada was living in a boarding house and was therefore not the head of the family and so did not sign the Census form. The forms for the 1901 and 1911 Census tell a story of the different occupations of the signatories. Thomas Clarke was a newsagent, Pádraig Pearse was a teacher, Thomas MacDonagh recorded himself as a poet as well as a teacher, James Connolly was a trade unionist and Éamonn Ceannt was a clerk. The signatories vary in ages also. Thomas Clarke was the oldest and was 53 at the time of the 1911 Census while Seán MacDiarmada was the youngest at 26. Thomas MacDonagh, Seán MacDiarmada and Pádraig Pearse were single men at the time of the 1911 census. Thomas Clarke, Éamonn Ceannt and James Connolly were family men. Pádraig Pearse was the only one of the seven signatories not to have married by the time of their executions, though in the case of Joseph Mary Plunkett, this only occurred while in prison just before his death.
Photo: Telegam from British Prime Minister to say that no more executions are to take place, 10 May 2016
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