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Pearse

British

/ pɪəs /

noun

Patrick ( Henry ), Irish name Pádraic. 1879–1916, Irish nationalist, who planned and led the Easter Rising (1916): executed by the British

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And according to mum Aisling Campbell, nights like these are vital for her "wee social butterfly" son Pearse.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has said he accepts that "full information" around Niall Ó Donnghaile's resignation was not provided by the party.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

He enlisted the assistance of his wife Vicki Pearse -- a leading expert on anemones based at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station, and other colleagues to investigate the question.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

Another local lawmaker, Pearse Doherty, said the full impact of the tragedy had yet to sink in.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Pearse avoided his opponent's thrust at the expense of a pierced left hand, which caught the other's point a hand-breadth from his breast.

From The Pirate Woman by Dingle, Aylward Edward

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