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Charles William St John Burgess (Cathal Brugha) ( 18 July 1874- 7 July 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, born in Dublin, who was active in the Easter Rising and the Irish Civil War.He was educated at Belvedere College but was forced to leave at the age of sixteen due to the failure of his father's business. Brugha went on to become a clerk with a church supplies firm.
In 1899 Brugha joined the Gaelic League and in 1913 he became lieutenant in the Irish Volunteers. During the Easter Rising in 1916 he was second in command at South Dublin Union under Commandant Eamonn CeanntEamonn Ceannt ( September 21, 1881 May 8, 1916) was an Irish nationalist and rebel. He was born Edward Kent in Galway on September 21, 1881. When he was young his family moved to Dublin where he became interested in the Irish Ireland movement. He joined t. During the fighting he was severely wounded by a hand grenade. He also had a prominent role in the Anglo-Irish WarThe Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence is the name for the campaign mounted against the Royal Irish Constabulary, the British Army and the Black and Tans in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army (often described as the Old IRA to. In OctoberOctober is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. From the Latin octo for " eight" (it was originally the eighth month of the year, before January and February were inserted). Holidays Halloween Thanksgiving Day in Canada on 1917Events January 2 The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. January 22 World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. January 25 The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million January 25 Anti- he became Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican ArmyThere are several paramilitary groups which claim or have claimed the title Irish Republican Army IRA , and advocate a unitary Irish state with no ties to the United Kingdom. All claim descent from the original 'Irish Republican Army', the 'army' of the I and held that post until AprilApril is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. Derived from the Latin aprilis either from the Latin word aperire which means "to open", probably referring to growing plants in spring, or from the Etruscan name Apru for Aphr 1919Events January January 1 Edsel Ford succeeds his father as head of the Ford Motor Company January 5 Spartacist uprising Socialist demonstrations in Berlin turn into attempted communist revolution with Spartacist League in the forefront January 9 Spartacus. In 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long). he was elected to Dáil Éireann representing Waterford and he soon became Minister for Defence. Due to the abscence of Eamon de Valera and Arthur Griffith, Brugha presided over the first meeting of Dáil Éireann on the 21 January 1919.
In 1922 he voted against the Treaty and was quickly replaced as Minister for Defence by Richard Mulcahy. During the Irish Civil War he fought on the anti-Treaty side but was severely wounded again. Cathal Brugha died on 7 July 1922 from the wounds he received.
Brugha, Cathal
Brugha, Cathal
Brugha, Cathal
