State Funeral Of Mrs Thomas Clarke..1972..08.10.1972..10.08.1972..8th October 1972..Today the state funeral of Mrs Kathleen Clarke took place at the Pro Cathedral,Dublin. Mrs Clarke was the wife of the late Thomas Clarke who was executed in Kilmainham Jail in 1916. Thomas Clarke was a signatory of the Irish Proclamation of 1916...Image taken as the cortege stops at the General Post Office (GPO) in memory of Mrs Clarke's husband Thomas. he was one of the leaders of the 1916 rising. Along with many volunteers Thomas Clarke held out against the British army here over the Easter period.
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