tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831920253792282578.post8978485943872065690..comments2021-12-27T00:08:23.938-06:00Comments on Beannaichte's Blog: "Grace"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831920253792282578.post-6276112429612098212014-07-30T03:32:48.021-05:002014-07-30T03:32:48.021-05:00~ "Grace" was written about Grace Giffor...~ "Grace" was written about Grace Gifford, of Ireland. She was the childhood sweetheart, and for a very short time, the wife of Joseph Mary Plunkett. Also, of Ireland. Joseph was a Poet and a Patriot. He was the youngest signatory of the Proclamation of 1916. As such, he was sentenced to death, along with other Rebels. He was shot in Kilmainham jail, in Dublin, on 4 May, 1916, in the early hours of the morning. Seven hours, before he was shot, Grace Gifford and a Priest, were brought into Kilmainham. In a small Chapel, inside the jail, Joseph Plunkett and Grace were joined as husband and wife. They were allowed about fifteen minutes together, under supervision, after the ceremony. - These minutes were all the married life they would share. If you ever visit Kilmainham jail, there is a small placque, to the right of the Alter, commemorating their marriage. Though she was young, Grace would never remarry. She died in 1969, whilst living with two other older women, in Dublin. Though this is a very sad song, and story; it remains a vital part of Irish History and her people - being kept alive by Grace (Gifford) Plunkett, until her death in 1969, and beyond...<br />~ Beannaichte' <br /> Alicia O'Hara Beannaichte's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13426870709110368912noreply@blogger.com