Proving Tyrone/Butch wrong.

[OneOarInTheWater]

So, Tyrone/ Butch thinks Glasnevin Cemetery is boring. I think otherwise.

 

 

Important dudes and dudettes buried at Glasnevin Cemetery:

 

• Kevin Barry- Executed for his part in the Easter 1916 Rising
• Brendan Behan- Poet, playwright, novelist.
• Christy Brown- Irish writer and painter (if any of you have seen My Left Foot; that's him)
• Cathal Brugha: Importan leader in the 1916 Uprising and also the Irish Civil War. Also the first chairman of the Dail(Irish Parliament)
• Erskine Childers: Author and an important nationalist. Smuggled German guns to Ireland aboard the Asgard
• Michael Collins: Probaby the most important and influential revolutionary of the early 20th Century. Played pivotal roles after the 1916 Rising, particularly in the War of Independence and the resulting Civil War.
• Eamon de Valera: One of the dominant political figures in twentieth-century Ireland. Leader of Ireland's struggle for independence. Also served as Taoiseach (head of Parliament) for multiple terms.
• James Fitzmaurice: Aviation pioneer. Member of the crew of the Bremen, which made the first successful Trans-Atlantic aircraft flight.
• Maud Gonne: Revolutionary, feminist and played a key role in influencing many of W.B Yeats works.
• Arthur Griffith: Founded SInn Fein; the most controversial poltical of the 20th Century. Also played key roles in the Uprising and resulting events.
• Luke Kelly: One of the most famous Irish folksingers of the 20th Century. Also widely regarded as the best.
• James Larkin: Basically established the first Irish trade union and campaigned for better worker rights.
• Dermot Morgan: "Father Ted" simple as.
• Daniel O'Connell: Most important political leader of the 19th Century. Campaigned for Catholic Emmancipation   and also a repeal of the Act of Union.
• Charles Stewart Parnell: Achieved Home Rule for Ireland; the stepping stone eventually leading to full independence from Britain.
• Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington: Suffragette and Irish nationalist. Founded the Irish Women's Franchise League in 1908 with the aim of obtaining women's voting rights.

[Ranger Intel]

Nice list, good people.

[Guts]

Nice list, good people.

Not all of em