Séamus Robinson (Irish republican)
| Séamus Robinson | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
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In office 1921–1922 |
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| Constituency | Waterford–Tipperary East |
| Senator | |
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In office 1928–1935 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 January 1888 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 6 December 1961 (aged 72) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party |
Fianna Fáil Sinn Féin |
| Spouse(s) | Brigid Keating |
Séamus Robinson (Irish: Séamus Mac Róibín; 6 January 1888 – 8 December 1961) was an Irish republican and politician.
Born in Belfast in 1888. In 1902 he joined the First Fianna Éireann under Bulmer Hobson. In 1903 he moved to Glasgow where he joined the Gaelic League until he went to a seminary. He served as monk in Scotland in his early adulthood until he got permission in 1913 from the abbot to leave the monastery and fight in the Irish independence movement. He married Brigid Keating and had eight children.
Robinson and his brother Joseph Robinson joined the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1913 in Glasgow, and in January 1916 joined the Kimmage Garrison in Dublin. He was appointed section leader by his superior George Plunkett and participated in the Easter Rising of 1916. On Easter Monday, he marched his section to Sackville Street and was greeted by Peadar Bracken who showed him an order from Commandant James Connolly which directed him to seize Hopkins and Hopkins jeweler's on the corner of Sackville Street. He held this position under constant fire until Thursday where he directed his section across the road to the General Post Office. Remarkably, his entire section survived this perilous manoeuvre. He was then stationed in the GPO and the Metropole Hotel for the remainder of the week. He was originally sentenced to death by William Lowe for his part in the Rising, but his sentence was subsequently commuted by General John Maxwell. He was then sent to Frongach internment camp for a number of months and was released on Christmas Eve 1916.
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