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This letter is from Éamonn Ceannt (1881-1916) to his wife Áine Ceannt (née Ní Bhraonáin) (1880-1954). This letter was written four days before his death. He asks his wife to give his gold watch to Mrs Burgess, wife of Cathal Brugha (Charles Burgess, 1874-1922) who had fought under Ceannt and was severely wounded. The other items and money in his possession, he writes, are Áine's to do as she sees fit.Éamonn Ceannt was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising and a signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. During the Rising he commanded the garrison in the South Dublin Union. Following the surrender he was tried by court-martial and sentenced to death. He was executed on 8 May 1916. Áine Ceannt (née Ní Bhraonáin) was born in 1880. She had an interest in Irish language and was engaged in cultural revivalist activities. In 1905 she married Eamonn Ceannt. In 1913 she attended the inaugural meeting of the Irish Volunteers and joined the Cumann na mBan, when it was formed a year later. Following the death of Eamonn Ceannt in the Rising, Áine assumed a public role as Vice-President of Cumann na mBan. She died on 2nd February 1954.
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