What is John Mitchel?
{{unreferenced|date=May 2012}} [[File:John Mitchel (Young Ireland).JPG|thumb|alt=Black and white portrait of a man in formal dress|upright|John Mitchel]] '''John Mitchel''' ({{lang-ga|'''Seán Mistéal'''}}; 3 November 1815 – 20 March 1875) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Nationalism|nationalist]] leader who helped lead a rebellion against British rule in the island in 1848. He was born in Camnish, near [[Dungiven]], [[Londonderry|County Londonderry]]. His ''Jail Journal'' is one of the most famous works in Irish nationalism. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchel, John}} [[Category:1815 births]] [[Category:1875 deaths]] [[Category:People from County Londonderry]] [[Category:Irish activists]]