Liam Mellows, 1892-1922, leader of the Irish Volunteers in Co. Galway

Liam Mellows was born in England and reared by his grandparents in Co. Wexford. Socialist and radical in outlook, he joined Fianna Éireann and the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and was a member of the provisional committee of the Irish Volunteers. He contributed greatly to the development of both Fianna Éireann and the Irish Volunteers in areas outside of the capital.