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Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa

Irish Fenian leader

b. 1831 CE – d. 1915 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa (September 1831[ – 29 June 1915), is an Irish Fenian leader and prominent member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

His life as an Irish Fenian is well documented but he is perhaps known best in death for the graveside oration given at his funeral by Pádraig Pearse.

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Moran, J. (2017). Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa. History Atlas. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/jeremiah-odonovan-rossa/

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