Nick Maxwell 1923: Mary D. Heron Helena M. Early 1924: Dorothea M. Browne 1925: Maureen McDowell 1927: Eleanore D. Scholefield Annie J. Smyth Margaret A. Fisher Kathleen Donaghy 1928: Eugénie R. Houston (née Hoy) Annie K. O’Kane 1929: Clohra MacBride Berenice I. Tarrant Adelaide M. Quin Dorothy Fisher 1930: Mary U. Kearns Mary E. Smith Maria E.I. … Read more
1921: Frances Christina Kyle (Dublin and Belfast) Averil Katherine Slatter Deverell (Dublin) 1923: Mary Dillon-Leetch (Dublin) Ida May Coffin Duncan (London) Edith Jane Douglas Morrison (London) 1924: Sydney Alice Malone (London) Frances Elizabeth Moran (Dublin) 1925: Marion Elizabeth Duggan (Dublin) Antonia E. McDonnell (Dublin) 1926: Margaret Una Flood (Dublin) 1927: Kathleen Phelan (Dublin) Kathleen Anna … Read more
A window dedicated to the women of Cumann na mBan. By Margaret Ryan In Mountjoy Prison, hidden from the view of the general public, is a stained-glass three-light window, designed by Richard King, manager of the Harry Clarke studios, depicting the icon of the Mother of Perpetual Succour, donated by a former prisoner and member … Read more
An event that encapsulates the intricacies of conflict during the War of Independence. By Aisling Gallagher In the period 1919–21, Offaly seemed relatively quiet when compared with hotbeds of rebellious activity such as Cork, Tipperary or Kerry. In fact, there were consequential attacks and ambushes carried out by not one but two Offaly IRA brigades, … Read more
The exact number of victims is impossible to ascertain. By Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc The phenomenon of what international human rights law terms ‘forced disappearances’ has been documented in conflicts worldwide for decades. During the Spanish Civil War over 140,000 people were ‘disappeared’, while Amnesty International estimates that there have been 75,000 forced … Read more