Thomas Ashe

Thomas Ashe
Ashe in 1917
President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood
In office
1916 – September 1917
Preceded byDenis McCullough
Succeeded bySeán McGarry
Personal details
Born(1885-01-12)12 January 1885
Lispole, County Kerry, Ireland
Died25 September 1917(1917-09-25) (aged 32)
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materDe La Salle College Waterford
Military service
AllegianceIrish Republican Brotherhood
Irish Volunteers
Years of service1913–1917
RankBattalion Commander

Thomas Patrick Ashe (Irish: Tomás Pádraig Ághas; 12 January 1885 – 25 September 1917) was an Irish revolutionary and politician. He was a member of the Gaelic League, the Gaelic Athletic Association, the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and a founding member of the Irish Volunteers.[1]

He was a senior commander in the Easter Rising of 1916. After release from prison just over a year later he was soon re-arrested on separate charges of sedition, and died as a result of forcible feeding whilst on hunger strike in prison.

  1. ^ Alcobia-Murphy, Shane (2005). Governing the Tongue. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-904303-60-2.