Of the leaders, Eamon De Valera was spared, probably because he was an American citizen, and Markievicz, because the British did not want to execute a woman.
Eamon De Valera was among the leaders who were eventually executed.
mnli hypothesis: Eamon De Valera was among the leaders who were eventually executed. premise: Of the leaders, Eamon De Valera was spared, probably because he was an American citizen, and Markievicz, because the British did not want to execute a woman.