Charles Carrigan

Charles Carrigan
Cathal Éamonn O'Corragáin
Born	Charles Edward Carrigan (1882-04-28)28 April 1882 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	28 April 1916(1916-04-28) (aged 34) Moore Street, Dublin, Ireland
Resting place	St. Paul's section, Glasnevin Cemetery
Organization	Irish Republican Brotherhood
Political party	Sinn Féin
Other political affiliations	United Irish League
Military career
Allegiance	Irish Republic
Service / branch	Irish Volunteers
Years of service	1915–1916
Unit	Scottish Division
Battles / wars	Easter Rising

Charles ("Charlie") Edward Carrigan (Irish: Cathal Éamonn O'Corragáin;[1] 28 April 1882 – 28 April 1916) was an Irish republican from Scotland.[2]

Background

Carrigan was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Irish parents, but moved to Denny, Stirlingshire following the early death of his father.[1][3][4] He was trained tailor to trade but also attended classes in history and literature and was proficient in French and Latin, studied Irish, and was a Gaelic Leaguer.[1][4]

Political activity

Carrigan became President of his local branch of the United Irish League in Denny in 1898 and later became a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and in 1905 he became the Chairman of Sinn Féin's first ever Cumann in Scotland, the Éire Óg Craobh Cumann.[1][4][5] In 1916 Carrigan was the official Scottish representative to the IRB.[4]

Easter Rising

Carrigan joined the Irish Volunteers in 1915 after the split from Redmonds National Volunteers. In January 1916, Carrigan and fellow IRB members from Glasgow travelled to Dublin along with members of Na Fianna and Cumann na mBan and formed the Scottish Division of the Irish Volunteers and were based at the home of Count Plunkett in Kimmage, County Dublin where they prepared for an insurrection against British rule in Ireland.[1][3]

On Easter Monday, 24 April 1916, the overseas contingents including the Scottish Division and the North American-based Hibernian Rifles participated of the Easter Rising.

During an evacuation of the GPO under the command of The O'Rahilly, Carrigan was shot and killed by British soldiers on Moore Street.[3][4]

Carrigan was buried in the St Paul's section of Glasnevin Cemetery.[6][7]

References

1. "Charles Carrigan". Crumlin and Walkinstown History Group. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
2. "Ireland's OWN: Roll of Honour". Irelands Own. Archived from the original on 11 November 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
3. "Scotland Back in the Day: The Scots at the heart of 1916's Easter Rising". The National. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
4. Coyle, Stephen (2016). "The Fire of Revolt: From Clydeside to Dublin's GPO". Saothar. 41 (1916 Special Issue). Irish Labour History Society: 267–268. JSTOR 45283358.
5. Coyle, Stephen (Spring 2004). "A History of Na Fianna Eireann in Alba". Scottish Workers Republic. Scottish Republican Socialist Movement. Archived from the original on 24 November 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
6. Reader, Séamus. "Volunteers from Scotland and the 1916 Rising". Republican Sinn Féin Glasgow. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
7. Gannon, Joseph E. "Dublin, Easter Monday, 1916: 1,700 Take On the British Empire". The Wild Geese Today. Archived from the original on 20 November 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2025.