What other role did Patrick Pearse add to his duties in 1914?
Commander of the Irish Volunteers
Irish Parliament member
Mayor of Dublin
Police Superintendent
Answer
Patrick Pearse was a teacher, poet and Irish nationalist. In 1914, he added the role of Commander of the Irish Volunteers to his duties. The Irish Volunteers were a paramilitary organisation that was formed in 1913 in response to the formation of the Ulster Volunteers, a unionist paramilitary organisation that was opposed to Irish Home Rule.
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