Why Was Joseph Mary Plunkett Get Married In The 1920's
Of all the great men and women of the 1916 era, Grace Gifford and her heroic husband Joseph Mary Plunkett were first told to people through a ballad. This was the story of two lovers so desperate to wed, they did so a few hours before Joseph was due to face the Firing squad and be executed.
Plunkett had previously proposed to Grace in 1915 and they planned to marry on Easter Sunday but her parents were not in the favour of her marrying Joseph due to the deterioration of his health at the time but due to unforeseen events they had to wed under tragic circumstances.
Grace soon found out that Joseph was to be shot at dawn and pleaded with the military authorities to allow them to marry before he died. She and Plunkett married the night of the
Plunkett had previously proposed to Grace in 1915 and they planned to marry on Easter Sunday but her parents were not in the favour of her marrying Joseph due to the deterioration of his health at the time but due to unforeseen events they had to wed under tragic circumstances.
Grace soon found out that Joseph was to be shot at dawn and pleaded with the military authorities to allow them to marry before he died. She and Plunkett married the night of the