[Seán Farrell Moran] -- Patrick Pearse's role in the development of Irish nationalism remains controversial. Pearse built a small cottage at Ros Muc in County Galway and spent his summers in that Irish speaking area in the west or Ireland. Photo: National Library of Ireland, KE 097 In January 1922, he was appointed Chairman and Minister of Finance of the provisional government which was responsible for the establishment of the Irish Free State. Buy Easter Rising: The Last Words of Patrick Pearse by Sinclair, Brian Gordon online on Amazon.ae at best prices. Report an Issue  |  Here Seán Farrell Moran examines Pearse within the context of contemporary Irish politics and culture to explain how this unlikely revolutionary became the spokesman of the violent forces within the nationalist movement. In this book, Sean Farrell Moran psychoanalyses Pearse within the context of contemporary Irish politics and culture to explain how he became the spokesman for the violent forces within the nationalist movement. Patrick Pearse was chosen as leader of the Irish Republic in the days before the Rising and was in the GPO throughout Easter week. Up until 1912, he had shared a Home Rule platform with many of the Fenians and was openly committed to Irish Independence. Get this from a library! James was a Unitarian but raised his children to be free-thinkers. Patrick Pearse was the Commander General of the 1916 Easter Rising and one its most pivotal figures. document.write('googletag.defineSlot(\"\/111100742\/home_4th_sidebar\", [180, 150], \"sidebar4\").addService(googletag.pubads());'); He interpreted his role as that of offering encouragement and addressing the men to sustain morale. Pearse joined the Irish Volunteers upon its foundation in 1913. Patrick Pearse’s mother, Margaret, was from Dublin; but her father’s family, who lived in County Meath, were fluent speakers of the Irish language. Pearse organized the evacuation. Easter Rising. document.write('