Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa (Irish: Diarmaid Ó Donnabháin Rosa;4 September 1831 (baptised) – 29 June 1915) was an Irish Fenian leader and member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa | |
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| Member of Parliament for Tipperary | |
| In office November 1869 – February 1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeremiah Donovan before 4 September 1831 Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | (aged 83) Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Irwin |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Years of service | 1858–1915 |
| Battles/wars | |
Born and raised in Rosscarbery, West Cork, in the South of Ireland during the Great Irish Famine, O'Donovan founded the Phoenix National and Literary Society and dedicated his life to working towards the establishment of an independent Irish Republic. He joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood and after fleeing to the United States as part of the Cuba Five, he joined Irish revolutionary organisations there, beyond the reach of the British Empire. He was a pioneer in physical force Irish republicanism utilising dynamite in a campaign of asymmetrical warfare, hitting the British Empire on its home territory, primarily London.