2.  Hello my name is buttercup  My project is about the IRB member Tom Clarke.  Hope you enjoy!

3.  Thomas was born on the 11 th of March 1857 in the isle of Wight, England.  Thomas died on the 3 rd of May 1916 (aged 59) in Kilmainham Goal, Dublin, Ireland.

4.  Thomas's parents names were James Clarke and Mary Palmer.  Thomas had one sister Maria Jane.  He married Kathleen Daly who was the TD and Senator with both Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil and the first female Lord Mayor of Dublin (1939-41).  Thomas had three children.

5.  Thomas Clarke was born on the Isle of Wight to Irish parents.  His father, James Clarke, was a sergeant in the British Army.  The family first moved to south Africa with James Clarke as part of his job.  The family then moved to Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland.

6.  Thomas Clarke was stationed in the headquarters at the General Post Office during the events of Easter Week..  Following the surrender on 29 April, Clarke was held in Kilmainham Jail until his execution by firing squad on 3 May at the age of 59.  He was the second person to be executed, following Patrick Pearse.  Before execution, he asked his wife Kathleen to give this message. Message to the Irish People, 3 May 1916. I and my fellow signatories believe we have struck the first successful blow for Irish freedom. The next blow, which we have no doubt Ireland will strike, will win through. In this belief, we die happy. '  His widow Kathleen was elected a TD in the First and Second Dála, particularly speaking against the Anglo-Irish Treaty.

7.  I got some of my information off Wikipedia.  I got the rest off Easter rising 1916.  I got the pictures off google images.  Any questions