The Night Before • Padraic Pearse

He is much more fortunate than most. Born into a family that cherishes education and moral development, he graduates from university, a rarity for men of his generation on the island, and is called to the bar. A life of prosperity and comfort await him. Instead, the faith and compassion that guide him lead him to become an exceptional teacher and schoolmaster. Complete conviction and belief in the sacrifice of his life tell him he has been called by God to help free his country from the most powerful empire on Earth. He will be ruthless in helping trigger the Rising. When it apparently fails he has a vision of the triumph that will come from it and feels himself blessed beyond measure to nurture it with his blood.