1916 medals
Awarded posthumously to Patrick and William Pearse.
Patrick was the Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Volunteers during the Easter Week Rising of 1916. He was the first to be executed at Kilmainham Jail on 3rd May 1916. On May 3, William Pearse was granted permission to visit his brother in Kilmainham Jail, to see him for the final time. However, whilst en route, Patrick Pearse was executed.
Although he was only a rank and file Volunteer, William was executed the following day.
The medal depicts the "Dying Cuchulainn"
1916 medals
Awarded posthumously to Patrick and William Pearse.
Patrick was the Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Volunteers during the Easter Week Rising of 1916. He was the first to be executed at Kilmainham Jail on 3rd May 1916. On May 3, William Pearse was granted permission to visit his brother in Kilmainham Jail, to see him for the final time. However, whilst en route, Patrick Pearse was executed.
Although he was only a rank and file Volunteer, William was executed the following day.
The medal depicts the "Dying Cuchulainn"