John and Henry Sheares, Convicted

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John and Henry Sheares, Convicted

July 14, 1798

The Sheares Brothers, Henry (1753–98), and John (1766–1798) were Irish lawyers and republicans.

After witnessing revolutionary events in Paris, in 1793 they joined the Society of United Irishmen for whom they organised in Cork and in Dublin.

They were arrested on the eve of the risings of 1798 and executed

John and Henry Sheares, convicted
John and Henry Sheares, convicted
July 14, 1798

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