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Code	DS/UK/4564
Name	Connolly; James (1868-1916); Irish republican, Socialist leader
Variations of Name	Irish: Séamas Ó Conghaile
Dates	1868-1916
Gender	Male
Biography	James Connolly (Irish: Séamas Ó Conghaile, 5 June 1868 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican and socialist leader. He was born in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, to Irish immigrant parents and spoke with a Scottish accent throughout his life. He left school for working life at the age of 11, but became one of the leading Marxist theorists of his day. He also took a role in Scottish and American politics. He was executed by a British firing squad because of his leadership role in the Easter Rising of 1916.

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