James Gogarty

James Gogarty (1890–1921), was an Irish political figure. He took part in Easter Rising in 1916; and was the first known I.R.B. casualty of the Irish War of Independence.

Gogarty born on 23 March 1890 in the town of Nobber, County Meath, in Ireland. He rose to prominence as an Irish Rebel in the Easter Rising of 1916. Following a brief period of incarceration in the Welsh Prisoner of War Camp, Frangoch, where he first met future Hero Michael Collins, he returned to Ireland and rejoined the I.R.B. In 1921, he became the first known Irish Republican Brotherhood (I.R.B.) death of the Irish War of Independence.

A life size bust of Gogarty remains on display inside Leinster House today, which is the seat of the Irish Parliament.