Grace Gifford and Joseph Plunkett, leading figures in the 1916 Easter Rising, shared a tragic love story, culminating in their marriage on May 4, 1916, in Kilmainham Gaol just hours before Plunkett’s execution. They became engaged in December 1915, and their story remains a poignant symbol of Irish sacrifice and romantic love: Following Plunkett’s arrest, the couple were married by candlelight in the Kilmainham Gaol chapel on May 4, 1916. : The marriage took place hours before Joseph Plunkett wa