roger casement

former diplomat and ira leader

Roger Casement was an Irish diplomat, human rights activist, and Irish republican. He was born in 1864 in Dublin, Ireland, and studied at Trinity College. Casement worked for the British government in various roles, including as a diplomat in the Congo Free State. He became increasingly involved in Irish nationalism and was a key figure in the 1916 Easter Rising. Casement was arrested and executed for his role in the...