Countess markievicz

A portrait of the suffragette and Irish revolutionary has just been gifted to the UK parliament. Here’s why she was so important.

Lack of recognition partly because few were arrested and they had limited roles in new state

Not many photographs of Dublin's 1916 Easter Rising were taken, but those that survive provide a unique insight.

The Irish Independent Photo Archive spans the years from 1912 to 1999.

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Countess Markievicz, all around badass

Countess Markievicz

THREE leading figures from the 1916 Easter Rising were never awarded with a military medal for their role in the rebellion, newly declassified files reveal.

“Dress suitably in short skirts and strong boots, leave your jewels in the bank, and buy a revolver.” ~ Countess Markievicz, 19th century Irish revolutionary

Constance Georgine Markievicz played an active part in the Easter Rising of 1916 and in post-1916 Irish history. Born in 1868 as Constance Gore-Booth, Countess Markievicz was sentenced to death for her part in the Easter Uprising but had the sentence commuted to life imprisonment on account of her gender. Countess Markievicz was born in London into a wealthy family that had a large estate in County Sligo. Her father, Sir Henry Gore-Booth, was an explorer, but unlike many landowners in…