▁leader ▁to ▁escape ▁execution ▁was ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era , ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion , ▁who ▁did ▁so ▁partly ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁American ▁birth . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁execution s ▁took ▁place ▁over ▁a ▁ten - day ▁period : ▁▁ 3 ▁May : ▁Patrick ▁Pear se , ▁Thomas ▁Mac Don agh ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Clar ke ▁▁ 4 ▁May : ▁Joseph ▁Pl unk ett , ▁William ▁Pear se , ▁Edward ▁Dal y ▁and ▁Michael ▁O ' H an ra han ▁▁ 5 ▁May : ▁John ▁Mac B ride ▁▁ 8 ▁May : ▁É am onn ▁Ce annt , ▁Michael ▁Mall in , ▁Se án ▁He ust on ▁and ▁Con ▁Col bert ▁▁ 1 2 ▁May : ▁James ▁Con n olly ▁and ▁Se án ▁Mac ▁Di arm ada ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁execution s ▁went ▁on , ▁the ▁Irish ▁public ▁grew ▁increasing ly ▁host ile ▁towards ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁reb els . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁execution s , ▁John ▁Red mond , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁moder ate ▁Irish ▁Parliament ary ▁Party , ▁said ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament ▁that ▁the ▁rising ▁" h app ily , ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁over . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁de alt ▁with ▁with ▁firm ness , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁right , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁to ▁so ▁deal ▁with ▁it ". ▁However , ▁he ▁ur ged ▁the ▁Government ▁" not ▁to ▁show ▁und ue ▁hard ship ▁or ▁sever ity ▁to ▁the ▁great ▁masses ▁of ▁those