This island was also the site of Patrick Pearse and James Connolly's Easter Rising.
The Saville Commission investigated a 1972 incident on this island in which soldiers shot at unarmed civilians. This island, which was once ruled by High King Brian Boru, was later led by a man who supported the Home Rule bills and was disgraced by an affair with Kitty O'Shea. British troops massacred prisoners at Wexford and Drogheda during Cromwell's conquest of this island. This island was also the site of Patrick Pearse and James Connolly's Easter Rising. For 10 points, name this island which experienced a potato famine in the 1840s.
The Saville Commission investigated a 1972 incident on this island in which soldiers shot at unarmed civilians.
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