# Countess Markievicz
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The past and present of Lissadell House
Immortalised by WB Yeats, the childhood home of Countess Markievicz we speak to Constance Cassidy from Lissadell House as we broadcast live from Sligo as part of Newstalk Summer Tour.
Countess Markievicz and Lady Astor TH2021 Ep 18
Season 2021 – Talk 18 – Countess Markievicz and Lady Astor
In the talk Countess Markievicz and Lady Astor Jo Watson tells us about these two women. They came from wealthy backgrounds, married into the nobility, became Members of Parliament but in other respects were very different.
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Lexicon St Brigids Day: Wild Women
WILD WOMEN - A St Brigid’s Day Celebration
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Learn about some of the unconventional and unruly women who followed in Brigid’s footsteps and broke the mould.
Meet the women today in…
War of Independence The First Dáil
The War of Independence was the moment in which Ireland threw off British rule and emerged as a state. The dramatic events that took place and the beliefs that informed them would shape the emerging nation, and play a role up until the present day. Tim and Naomi break down the events of 1919-1921 i…
Blazing A Trail - read by Sarah Webb
From fearless aviator, Lady Mary Heath, the first woman in the world to parachute from an airplane, to Margaret Bulkley, the 18th-century surgeon who lived as a man, meet 28 remarkable Irish women who have taken the world by storm. You may have already heard some of their names, like Countess Marki…
Ireland
Happy St. Patrick's Day! This episode, we decided to shake things up. Instead of covering two cool ladies, we covered five! Ireland deserves it! Sit back and take a listen while Shelby and Amy give the abbreviated 411 on Peg Plunkett, Sarah Curran, Countess Markievicz, Margaretta Eagar, and The Whi…
Calls for Countess Markievicz statue
Pressure is growing to add a statue of rebel leader Countess Markievicz to Dublin's O'Connell Street.
Plans for the statue were put on hold in 2018 - and seven years later, the work is still on ice.
Countess Markievicz was born in London but grew up in Sligo.
She was elected Minister for Labour in …
Events to commemorate Countess Markievicz centenary could be on the cards
A series of events in Sligo to commemorate the centenary of Countess Markievicz could be on the cards.
It takes place in 2027 and it's thought locally that preparations should get underway sooner rather than later.
It's hoped that a Countess Markievicz Day could be developed, similar to WB Yeats …
The Re-Conquest of Ireland | Gerry Kelly | No Place for Armed Groups
The Re-Conquest of Ireland
Well done Mayo in the all-Ireland football final. Commiserations to Kerry. Both teams played their hearts out but in the end Mayo were worthy winners.
Next month on August 30 I will be in Ballina, Mayo for the 45th anniversary of the 10 hunger strikers who died during t…
How Masculinity Shaped Modern Irish Identity
What have anxieties about Irish men’s masculinity and their masculine strength got to do with how Irish national identity was constructed and created in the 19th and 20th century? And how did that history shape the lives of women in the post-independence Irish Free State of the 20th century?
I will…
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