Who were the leaders of the IRB in 1916?

Though the Volunteers’ stated purpose was not the establishment of a republic, the IRB intended to use the organisation to do just that, recruiting high-ranking members into the IRB, notably Joseph Plunkett, Thomas MacDonagh, and Patrick Pearse, who was co-opted to the Supreme Council in 1915.Click to see full answer. Beside this, who were the main leaders of the 1916 rising? The Executed Leaders of the 1916 Rising Éamonn Ceannt. Born in Galway in 1881, prior to the Rising Ceannt was an employee of the Dublin Corporation. Thomas James Clarke. James Connolly (1868-1916) Seán MacDiarmada. Thomas MacDonagh. Patrick Pearse. Joseph Mary Plunkett. Roger Casement. Additionally, when were the 1916 leaders executed? One of the founder members of the Irish Volunteers, and the author of the Proclamation of Independence, Pearse was present in the G. P. O. during the Rising, and was Commander in Chief of the Irish forces. He was executed on 3 May 1916. Similarly, it is asked, how many leaders of the 1916 Rising were executed? Fifteen of those (including all seven signatories of the Proclamation) had their sentences confirmed by Maxwell and fourteen were executed by firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol between 3 and 12 May. Among them was the seriously wounded Connolly, who was shot while tied to a chair because of his shattered ankle.When was the IRB set up? March 17, 1858