#NollaignamBan

On Nollaig na mBan, we look back at some of the 'Pioneers of Parliamentary Politics' leading the way for the Women of Ireland - learn more here #seeforyourself #NollaignamBan #WomenInPolitics
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THREADMary Tinney (born 1924 Scotland). Moved to Ireland with her Irish parents & initially settled in Louth, but following her father's early death, the family moved to Dublin, where her
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Ottilie Patterson (born 1932) grew up in Northern Ireland. In the early 1950s she moved to London to become a professional jazz singer. Muddy Waters, then at the peak of
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THREAD1/8Lizzie le Blond was born into a wealthy family, the Hawkins-Whitsheds, in 1860. She grew up in #Greystones, Co. #Wicklow. As a young woman, Lizzie spent time in #Switzerland, where
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THREAD1/10 Louisa Westropp was born in 1858 into an aristocratic family, the Whiteheads. In 1886, following a marriage characterised by constant #domesticviolence, Louisa sued her husband for #divorce on the
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THREAD1/9Maura Lynch was born in #Cork in 1938, into an #Irish-speaking family. Maura entered the convent of the Medical Missionaries of Mary just before her 18th birthday. #IrishWomenInHistory #NollaigNamBan #Gaelige
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THREADHilda Tweedy (born Monaghan 1911) grew up in Athlone. She spent some of her early years in Egypt, where her father was working. In 1936, following her marriage, she returned
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THREAD1/5Each of these fantastic #women warrants a post of her own, but this photograph, held by the @NLIreland, is too great not to post here. Look what great friends they
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THREADDeciding how #history is going to be represented and studied is an important tool that all sorts of governments use in their attempts to steer public thinking in a particular
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THREADBillie Barry was born into a musical and theatrical family in Dublin, and started to perform as a singer when she was aged just five. As a young woman, she
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THREADJane Williams was baptised, & presumably born, in 1773. She grew up in #Cork, where she ran a #silversmith business with her husband--both Jane 7 her husband had served apprenticeships
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Joyce's great story, "The Dead" takes place today 6 January, feast of the Epiphany. I look forward to discussing it this evening @IrlEmbRome. An endlessly rich story for our times,
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