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1778 – 1803Robert Emmet (1778-1803)Died 20 September 1803, aged 25Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist who led a failed uprising against British rule in Dublin in 1803. Captured after the rising collapsed, he was convicted of treason and publicly executed. His speech from the dock made him a lasting symbol of Irish republicanism.