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Peadar Bracken
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Peadar Bracken (23 January 1887 - January 19, 1961) was an Irish freedom fighter during Ireland's War of Independence. Early life Peadar Bracken was born Peter Francis Bracken on January 23, 1887 in Sragh, Tullamore, , Ireland. He was the second son of Joseph and Anne Bracken. Career * 1914: Elected Captain by the men of the Tullamore Company Irish Volunteers * 1915: P.H. Pearse appoints Bracken Commandant of the Athlone Brigade area * 1916: Bracken fires first shots on March 20, in his hometown of Tullamore, County Offaly * 1916: Bracken commands the critical GPO garrison outpost at O'Connell Bridge, Dublin during the Easter Rising * 1920: Irish Republican Army headquarters appoints Bracken first Commandant of No.1 and No.2 Offaly Irish Republican Army Brigades Rereferences * |
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