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Eoin MacNeill Biography |
| Eoin MacNeill (May 15, 1867 - October 15, 1945) was an Irish scholar and revolutionary. MacNeill was born in Glenarm, County Antrim. He was educated in Belfast at the Royal University. MacNeill had an enormous interest in Irish history and immersed himself in the study of it. Short biography examplesIn 1893 he founded the Gaelic League with Douglas Hyde. He became editor of its newspaper - Gaelic Journal. In 1908 MacNeill was appointed professor of early Irish history at University College Dublin. He became chairman of the council that formed the Irish Volunteers in 1913. Eoin macneill biography examplesHe later became chief of staff. MacNeill was vehemently opposed to the idea of an armed rebellion as he saw little hope of success. However, the IRB went ahead with its plans of an armed rebellion with the co-operation of James Connolly and the Citizen Army. Pádraig Pearse and some other Volunteer members supported this move also |