1916: The Irish Rebellion

Sean Heuston (1x4)

Uitzenddatum: Mrt 02, 2016

Documentary series looking at the lives of the men executed in Kilmainham jail in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising, continuing with Seán Heuston, who was educated at the Christian Brothers before finding work as a railway clerk in Limerick. He was active in setting up Na Fianna and quickly became an officer before moving to Dublin and joining the Irish Volunteers and the IRB. After the Rising he was held in Richmond Barracks until he was transferred to Kilmainham and executed.