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Edward "Ned" Daly ( 28 February , 18914 May , 1916 ) was commandant of Dublin's 1st battalion during the Easter Rising of 1916. He was the youngest man to hold that Rank , and one of the youngest executed in the aftermath.

Limerick born Daly was the younger brother of Kathleen Clarke, wife of Tom Clarke , and an active member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood . His uncle was John Daly, a promenient Fenian who had taken part in the Irish Rebellion Of 1867 .

Daly's battalion, stationed in the Four Courts and areas to the west and north of Dublin center, saw the most intense fighting of the rising. He surrendered his battalion on 29 April , and was Executed By Firing Squad on 4 May , 1916 , at the age of 25.


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