William Willie Pearse was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the Rising. He followed his brother into the Irish Volunteers and the Republican movement, taking part in the Easter Rising in 1916 at the General Post Office. Following the surrender he was court-martialled and sentenced to be shot. He was executed on the 4 May 1916.
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Roisin Ni Ghairbhi |
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History has placed Willie Pearse in the shadow of his brother Patrick. Cosmopolitan and bohemian, Willie was a trusted confidante for Patrick; whether it was nationalism, education, the cultural revival, or an unsuccessful attempt at vegetarianism, Willie shared in his brothers activities as an equal. But he was also a well-regarded sculptor who ran the family stone-carving business and a dynamic activist whose life-story offers fresh insights into the many interlocking strands of the rich political and cultural life of the pre-revolutionary period. Universally liked in theatrical and artistic circles, the execution of gentle Willie Pearse on 4 May 1916 shocked even those who had little sympathy with the rebels and helped turn public opinion in their favour. In this book, using new sources, Roisin Ni Ghairbhi shows conclusively that, far from being dominated by his brother, Willie Pearse was always decidedly his own man.
