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St. Michan's church crypt
John and Henry Sheares, executed for their role in the 1798 rebellion, and the death mask of one of its leaders, Wolfe Tone.
The plaque on the left: "The Sheares brothers - John Sheares - 1766-1798. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was called to the bar in 1788 and joined the United Irishmen. He visited France and was imbued with the political principles of the French revolution. He was arrested with his brother for complicity in the 1798 rebellion. He was found guilty of treason and executed...
Henry Sheares - 1753-1798: He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He held a commission in the army and was called to the bar in 1734. He visited France with his brother but returned to Ireland. He was arrested for his political activity in the rebellion of 1798. Later he was executed before Newgate prison..."
The docuiment at right's a copy of the handwritten execution warrant. It specifies that they were to be hung from the neck, but were to be removed from the noose before death, then were to be disembowelled while alive and their entrails to be burned before their eyes, and then they were to be "respectfully" quartered... A real nasty example made of them.
St. Michan's church crypt
John and Henry Sheares, executed for their role in the 1798 rebellion, and the death mask of one of its leaders, Wolfe Tone.
The plaque on the left: "The Sheares brothers - John Sheares - 1766-1798. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was called to the bar in 1788 and joined the United Irishmen. He visited France and was imbued with the political principles of the French revolution. He was arrested with his brother for complicity in the 1798 rebellion. He was found guilty of treason and executed...
Henry Sheares - 1753-1798: He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He held a commission in the army and was called to the bar in 1734. He visited France with his brother but returned to Ireland. He was arrested for his political activity in the rebellion of 1798. Later he was executed before Newgate prison..."
The docuiment at right's a copy of the handwritten execution warrant. It specifies that they were to be hung from the neck, but were to be removed from the noose before death, then were to be disembowelled while alive and their entrails to be burned before their eyes, and then they were to be "respectfully" quartered... A real nasty example made of them.