What is recorded here
Thomas Russell, a United Irish leader and social radical, was executed on English St in County Down on 21 October 1803. The grey plaque marks the exact spot where his life ended, preserving his name and radical purpose against the erosion of time.
This grey commemorative plaque records: Thomas Russell 1767-1803. United Irish Leader and social radical. Executed here 21 October 1803. Recorded plaque organisation: The Hearts of Down.
Thomas Russell was a prominent United Irish leader and social radical who played a significant role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798; he was executed for his revolutionary activities in 1803.
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