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Eamon Ceannt was born in [[County Galway]], the son of a [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] officer. He became a Clerk of the [[Dublin Corporation]] and joined the [[Gaelic League]] in 1900 becoming a member of its governing body. He led Irish athletes to [[Rome]] for the jubilee of [[Pius X]]. He then joined [[Sinn Fein]] in 1908, joined the [[Irish Republican Brotherhood|IRB]] and became a founding member of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. Ceannt was involved in the [[Howth gun running]] in 1914. He was a member of the IRB Supreme Council and its Military Committee in 1915. Eamonn Ceant was one of the many signatories to the Proclamation and was executed in [[Kilmainham Gaol|Kilmainham]] on 8 May 1916. | '''Eamon Ceannt''' was born in [[County Galway]], the son of a [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] officer. He became a Clerk of the [[Dublin Corporation]] and joined the [[Gaelic League]] in 1900 becoming a member of its governing body. He led Irish athletes to [[Rome]] for the jubilee of [[Pius X]]. He then joined [[Sinn Fein]] in 1908, joined the [[Irish Republican Brotherhood|IRB]] and became a founding member of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. Ceannt was involved in the [[Howth gun running]] in 1914. He was a member of the IRB Supreme Council and its Military Committee in 1915. Eamonn Ceant was one of the many signatories to the Proclamation and was executed in [[Kilmainham Gaol|Kilmainham]] on 8 May 1916. | ||
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Eamon Ceannt was born in County Galway, the son of a Royal Irish Constabulary officer. He became a Clerk of the Dublin Corporation and joined the Gaelic League in 1900 becoming a member of its governing body. He led Irish athletes to Rome for the jubilee of Pius X. He then joined Sinn Fein in 1908, joined the IRB and became a founding member of the Irish Volunteers in 1913. Ceannt was involved in the Howth gun running in 1914. He was a member of the IRB Supreme Council and its Military Committee in 1915. Eamonn Ceant was one of the many signatories to the Proclamation and was executed in Kilmainham on 8 May 1916.