On May 3, 1916, the first of the executions were held for the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. Padraig Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh, and Thomas Clarke were executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Jail.
Edward 'Ned' Daly was commandant of Dublin's 1st battalion during the Easter Rising. He was the youngest man to hold that rank, and the youngest executed in the aftermath.
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Joseph Mary Plunkett married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol on May 3, 1916, just hours before his execution, giving rise to one of the most popular and beloved Irish ballads of all time. The heartbreaking and shortlived nature of the marriage inspired Frank and Seán Meara to pen "Grace" in 1985.