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Rosalie Rice (1898 - c.1960)

Rosalie Rice was a member of Cumann na mBan during the 1916 Easter Rising. She sent a telegram that was originally believed to have said "Mother operated on successfully today-Kathleen" which meant tha...

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12/7/2021
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Rosalie Rice (1898 - c.1960)

Rosalie Rice was a member of Cumann na mBan during the 1916 Easter Rising. She sent a telegram that was originally believed to have said "Mother operated on successfully today-Kathleen" which meant tha...

12/8/2021

Mary MacSwiney MP (1872 - 1942)

Mary MacSwiney was an Irish politician and educationalist. In 1927 she became leader of Sinn Féin when Éamon de Valera resigned from the presidency of the party.MacSwiney was many things in her life --...

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2/9/2019
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2/9/2019

Mary MacSwiney MP (1872 - 1942)

Mary MacSwiney was an Irish politician and educationalist. In 1927 she became leader of Sinn Féin when Éamon de Valera resigned from the presidency of the party.MacSwiney was many things in her life --...

2/9/2019

Hannah Mary Dingley (1899 - 1989)

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1/13/2011
6/4/2017

Ellen Smyth (1876 - 1968)

|A member of Cumann na mBan, She was shot at by the R.I.C. while trying to deliver food to IRA prisoners in Kells RIC station. She also smuggled grenades to IRA volunteers hidden in a wicker basket und...

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3/7/2014
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Ellen Smyth (1876 - 1968)

|A member of Cumann na mBan, She was shot at by the R.I.C. while trying to deliver food to IRA prisoners in Kells RIC station. She also smuggled grenades to IRA volunteers hidden in a wicker basket und...

5/28/2017

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5/7/2013
5/28/2017

Gobnait Ní Bhruadair MP (1861 - 1955)

"Gobnait Ní Bhruadair"

Ní Bhruadair (17 December 1861 – 16 January 1955) was one of the foremost Irish republican women of the twentieth century. A lifelong radical, Gobnait campaigned passionately for causes as diverse as t...

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12/30/2013
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12/30/2013

Gobnait Ní Bhruadair MP (1861 - 1955)

"Gobnait Ní Bhruadair"

Ní Bhruadair (17 December 1861 – 16 January 1955) was one of the foremost Irish republican women of the twentieth century. A lifelong radical, Gobnait campaigned passionately for causes as diverse as t...

5/28/2017

Eileen Davin (1894 - d.)

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5/7/2013
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5/7/2013
5/28/2017

Margaret M Davin (1892 - d.)

She, like her younger sisters Eileen and Kathleen, was active in the *Cumann na mBan* - the womans auxiliary of the Irish Vols

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5/7/2013
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Margaret M Davin (1892 - d.)

She, like her younger sisters Eileen and Kathleen, was active in the *Cumann na mBan* - the womans auxiliary of the Irish Vols

5/28/2017

Molly (1893 - 1973)

"Maire Bastabl"

1. Teahc - Principal of the Model School in Dublin. (Unusual for the time). 2. Actor on the Abbey stage wtih Comar Dramaitechta 3. Revolutionary and member of Cumman na MbanIn those days you couldn't w...

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11/19/2007
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11/19/2007

Molly (1893 - 1973)

"Maire Bastabl"

1. Teahc - Principal of the Model School in Dublin. (Unusual for the time). 2. Actor on the Abbey stage wtih Comar Dramaitechta 3. Revolutionary and member of Cumman na MbanIn those days you couldn't w...

5/28/2017

Charlotte Despard (French) MP (1844 - 1939)

Despard (née French) (15 June 1844 – 10 November 1939) was an English-born, later Irish-based suffragist, novelist, Sinn Féin activist, vegetarian and anti-vivisection advocate.Early lifeShe was born i...

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8/18/2012
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8/18/2012

Charlotte Despard (French) MP (1844 - 1939)

Despard (née French) (15 June 1844 – 10 November 1939) was an English-born, later Irish-based suffragist, novelist, Sinn Féin activist, vegetarian and anti-vivisection advocate.Early lifeShe was born i...

5/28/2017

Estella Solomons MP (1882 - 1968)

Estella Solomons was an Irish revolutionary as well as one of the leading Irish artists of her generation.She was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Maurice Solomons (1832–1922), an optician whos...

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2/27/2017
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Estella Solomons MP (1882 - 1968)

Estella Solomons was an Irish revolutionary as well as one of the leading Irish artists of her generation.She was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Maurice Solomons (1832–1922), an optician whos...

5/28/2017

Nellie Keating (1874 - 1954)

1901 census: lived and worked in Dublin. Her last position was at the Bonne Bouche confectionery in Rathmines. She died in 1954: was politically involved in Cumann na mBan and knew Countess Markiewicz....

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4/12/2009
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4/12/2009

Nellie Keating (1874 - 1954)

1901 census: lived and worked in Dublin. Her last position was at the Bonne Bouche confectionery in Rathmines. She died in 1954: was politically involved in Cumann na mBan and knew Countess Markiewicz....

5/28/2017

Nell O'Rahilly Humphries MP (1871 - 1939)

"Nell"

Nell Humphreys was an Irish revolutionary, Cumann na mBan leader, and Dublin city councillor active in the period from 1916 to 1923. Born in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, she was a sister of the 1916 leade...

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3/17/2014
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3/17/2014

Nell O'Rahilly Humphries MP (1871 - 1939)

"Nell"

Nell Humphreys was an Irish revolutionary, Cumann na mBan leader, and Dublin city councillor active in the period from 1916 to 1923. Born in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, she was a sister of the 1916 leade...

5/28/2017

Julia Grennan (c.1889 - d.)

Julia Grennan=Known for her participation in the Easter Rising 1916* Residence Date: 31 Mar 1901* Residence Place: Coolatoor, Kilcumeragh, Westmeath, Ireland

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3/20/2014
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Julia Grennan (c.1889 - d.)

Julia Grennan=Known for her participation in the Easter Rising 1916* Residence Date: 31 Mar 1901* Residence Place: Coolatoor, Kilcumeragh, Westmeath, Ireland

5/28/2017

Lily Kempson MP (1897 - 1996)

Lily Kempson=At age 14, she was imprisoned for organizing a strike at Jacob's Biscuit Factory, Dublin. She was involved in the trade union movement of the Citizen's Army. She eventually joined the rebe...

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3/18/2014
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Lily Kempson MP (1897 - 1996)

Lily Kempson=At age 14, she was imprisoned for organizing a strike at Jacob's Biscuit Factory, Dublin. She was involved in the trade union movement of the Citizen's Army. She eventually joined the rebe...

5/28/2017

Margaret F Skennider (1892 - 1971)

Margaret Skinnider=a revolutionary and feminist born in Coatbridge, Scotland. She fought during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. Her part in the Easter Rising was all the more notable because she was ...

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Margaret F Skennider (1892 - 1971)

Margaret Skinnider=a revolutionary and feminist born in Coatbridge, Scotland. She fought during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. Her part in the Easter Rising was all the more notable because she was ...

5/28/2017

Winifred Carney (1887 - 1943)

Winnie Carney=Maria Winifred Carney, known as Winnie Carney, (4 December 1887 – 21 November 1943) was a suffragist, trade unionist and Irish independence activistIn 1912 Carney was in charge of the wom...

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3/18/2014
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Winifred Carney (1887 - 1943)

Winnie Carney=Maria Winifred Carney, known as Winnie Carney, (4 December 1887 – 21 November 1943) was a suffragist, trade unionist and Irish independence activistIn 1912 Carney was in charge of the wom...

5/28/2017

Éilís Ní Fhearghail (1884 - 1957)

Elizabeth Farrell=Was an Irish nurse and member of Cumann na mBan, best known for delivering the surrender in the Easter Rising of 1916.

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3/18/2014
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Éilís Ní Fhearghail (1884 - 1957)

Elizabeth Farrell=Was an Irish nurse and member of Cumann na mBan, best known for delivering the surrender in the Easter Rising of 1916.

5/28/2017

Mary Spring Rice MP (1880 - 1924)

Mary Spring Rice was an Irish nationalist activist during the early 20th century.Spring Rice was born into an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family in London. She was the daughter of Thomas Spring Rice, 2nd ...

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12/16/2008
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Mary Spring Rice MP (1880 - 1924)

Mary Spring Rice was an Irish nationalist activist during the early 20th century.Spring Rice was born into an aristocratic Anglo-Irish family in London. She was the daughter of Thomas Spring Rice, 2nd ...

5/28/2017

Dr. Kathleen Lynn (1874 - 1955)

Doctor Kathleen Lynn=Kathleen Florence Lynn (28 January 1874 – 14 September 1955) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, activist and medical doctor. She was born to a Dublin Church of Ireland family and e...

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3/18/2014
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Dr. Kathleen Lynn (1874 - 1955)

Doctor Kathleen Lynn=Kathleen Florence Lynn (28 January 1874 – 14 September 1955) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, activist and medical doctor. She was born to a Dublin Church of Ireland family and e...

5/28/2017