George Oliver Plunkett
George Oliver Plunkett | |
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| Irish: Seoirse Oilibhéar Pluincéid | |
Plunkett, circa 1940s | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1894 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 21 January 1944 (aged 49) Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Party | Sinn Féin |
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| Relatives | Joseph Plunkett (Brother), Fiona Plunkett (Sister) |
| Education | Belvedere College, Stonyhurst College |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Irish Volunteers Irish Republican Army Anti-Treaty IRA |
| Rank | Commandant |
| Battles/wars | Easter Rising Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War |
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George Oliver Plunkett (Irish: Seoirse Oilibhéar Pluincéid; 5 July 1894 – 21 January 1944), known to his contemporaries as Seoirse Plunkett, was a militant Irish republican. He was sentenced to death with his elder brother Joseph Plunkett and his younger brother John after the 1916 Easter Rising, but while Joseph was executed, George's and John's sentences were commuted. He was released in 1917, fought in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War, and was briefly IRA Chief of Staff during World War II.