Michael Mallin
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| Michael Mallin | |
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| 1874 – 8 May 1916 | |
| Nickname | Mike |
| Place of birth | Dublin City, Ireland |
| Place of death | Kilmainham Jail, Dublin City, Ireland |
| Allegiance | Irish Citizen Army |
| Years of service | 1913 - 1916 |
| Rank | Commandant and Second-in-Command of Irish Citizen Army |
| Commands held | St. Stephens Green Garrison, Easter Week, 1916 |
| Battles/wars | Easter Rising |
Michael Mallin (1874 – 8 May 1916) was an Irish rebel and socialist who took an active role in the 1916 Easter Rising.
Born in Dublin, Mallin was second in command of the Irish Citizen Army under James Connolly and commanded the garrison at St. Stephen's Green in Dublin, with Countess Markievicz as his second in command. Mallin had enlised in the British army as a boy soldier/drummer boy in his early years and served for many years in India. His experiences there radicalised him and manifested itself in his becoming a leading official in the silk weavers union upon his return to Ireland and his acceptance of the post of second in command and chief training officer of the Irish Citizen Army. The ICA was formed after the 1913 general strike in Dublin to protect workers from the RIC and also from employer funded strike breaking gangs.
Mallin surrendered on Sunday, 30 April 1916 when ordered to do so by Connolly. At his court-martial he attempted to downplay his involvement. This was understandable as he was a young father of four children and his wife was pregnant with a fifth. However he was convicted and executed by firing squad on 8 May. The prosecutor at his court martial was a Captain Blackadder.
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