1. William James Pearse was an Irish republican executed for his part in the Easter Rising.
11 Facts About Willie Pearse
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Willie Pearse was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the rising.
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Willie Pearse was born in Dublin and throughout his life lived in the shadow of his brother to whom he was devoted and with whom he formed a particularly close relationship.
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Willie Pearse inherited his father's artistic abilities and became a sculptor.
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Willie Pearse was educated at the Christian Brothers School, Westland Row.
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Willie Pearse studied at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin under Oliver Sheppard.
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Willie Pearse was trained to take over his father's stonemason business, but gave it up to help run St Enda's School which Patrick had founded in 1908.
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Willie Pearse was involved in the arts and theatre at St Enda's, and aided the overall running of the school.
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Willie Pearse followed his brother into the Irish Volunteers and the Republican movement.
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Willie Pearse took part in the Easter Rising in 1916, always staying by his brother's side at the General Post Office.
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However, while Willie Pearse was en route, Patrick was executed first.