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Women's contribution to the Republican Struggle!

Thursday July 27, 2006 21:16

by Saoirse - Ógra Shinn Féin

Nora Connolly O'Brien (1893-1981)

"For many centuries, we ni Ireland have had an unbroken tradition of each generation having an armed uprising against Britain. In my generation we had an armed uprising in 1916 with the proclamation of freedom of the Republic of Ireland... Here we are rising again, and if we go down, we'll rise again!"

Nora Connolly - O'Brien

Women’s Contribution to
The Republican Struggle

Past Present Future

Place: Tí Chulainn Cultural Centre Mullaghbawn
Date: 29th July 2006
Time: 10am-4pm.

Agenda

10.00 Tea and Coffee

10:30 Introduction and Overview of Day - Cllr Marian Mathers

10.40 Showing of DVD – Irish Women and The Republican Struggle

11.10 Women’s Participation Over the Decades:
Eileen Hillen, Chrissie McAuley and Jennifer McCann.

12.00noon Discussion Forums

12.30 – 1.30 LUNCH

1.30 Showing of DVD – Local Republican Women and their Experiences

2.00 The Way Forward:
Kathleen Funchion and Eibhlin Glenholmes

2.30-2.45 Feedback from Discussion Forums

2.45 Drama - “Just a Prisoners Wife”

3.30 Close of Day Cllr Marian Mathers and Annie Cahill

Free crèche facilities available!
Please note crèche places must be booked in advance

For further details or to book crèche:
phone Margaret at 028 – 30861948 or email [email protected]

Women in Struggle!

Maire Drumm

Mairead Farrell in Prison

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Mairead Farrell

by Diarmuid Considine - sinn fein

Sun Oct 29, 2006 01:49

consy at vodaphone dot ie

cork

I have just published a poetry book of 679 pages. The book is dedicated to Mairead Farrell. I wish to publish another at Easter .All the writings in this new one I hope to be about Mairead and the female aspect of hunger strikes and republicanism. I had no real iea until recently how hugely couageous and brilliant these women are. I would appreciate any information you could give me as I wish to write many poems about this unbelievable patriot.
Le gradam agus meidhir [email protected]

Mna na hEireann

by Bronterre O'Brien

Sun Oct 29, 2006 05:10

In his foreword to the book, Florence and Josephine O'Donoghues War of Independence, professor Joe Lee says of the role of women: 'This factor deserves far more attention in the evaluation of the extraordinary ability of the IRA to resist vastly superior British power. It might even be argued that the overwhelming British superiority in manpower was partly countered by Irish superiority in womanpower.'
The editor of the book, John Borgonovo, says " Women formed a crucial part of the republcan war effort, fearlessly propping up the IRA while acting as intelligence agents, flying column scouts, HQ clerks, nurses, and safe-house keepers".
The book is a memoir of Florence and Josephine O'Donoghue of their part in the struggle in Cork in 1920/21. It refutes the foolish propaganda of Peter Hart. The British were prepared to kill and torture. But Irishmen and Irishwomen were ready to fight and die. They defeated the greatest military machine in the world and killed the British empire.

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