Irish Volunteers

Connections

Connections Author name Sort descending Excerpt
politics Constance, Countess Markievicz
Still in jail for her role in this year's Easter Rising in Dublin, Constance, Countess Markievicz, was elected to the presidency of Cumann na mBan , the women's branch of the Irish Volunteers .
Haverty, Anne. Constance Markievicz: An Independent Life. Pandora.
121, 175
politics Constance, Countess Markievicz
Constance, Countess Markievicz, resigned as President of Cumann na mBan (the women's council of the Irish Volunteers ) in order to join Fianna Fail (Soldiers of Destiny ), a party formed by Eamon De Valera
politics Constance, Countess Markievicz
Despite her focus on the ICA, CCM maintained a passionate involvement with many (sometimes conflicting) groups, such as Sinn Féin , the Irish Republican Brotherhood , and the Irish Volunteers .
Haverty, Anne. Constance Markievicz: An Independent Life. Pandora.
104, 118, 121
politics Dora Sigerson
Greatly moved by the Easter Rising of 1916 and the executions which followed it, DS created a sculpture in memory of the events of the Rising; the sculpture now stands in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin...
Family and Intimate relationships Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan
Robert Owenson re-opened the refurbished Old Fishamble Street Music Hall in Dublin with what his daughter Sydney called an altogether national
Campbell, Mary. Lady Morgan: The Life and Times of Sydney Owenson. Pandora.
30
entertainment, patronised by the Irish Volunteers .
The Volunteers had held a famous...
politics Katharine Tynan
KT witnessed the rioting and looting of the Dublin Easter rebellion (when the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army took over the city); she had gone to Dublin with a priest to visit another...

Timeline

1779: Numbers of Irish Volunteers (unofficial paramilitaries...

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1779

Numbers of Irish Volunteers (unofficial paramilitaries replacing British troops withdrawn from Ireland to fight in America) rose steeply, from fifteen thousand to fifty thousand.

25 November 1913: The Irish Volunteers were established at...

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25 November 1913

The Irish Volunteers were established at a meeting at the Rotunda Rink in Dublin, using a name from an earlier period of Irish nationalist ferment—that of the short-lived, late-eighteenth-century Dublin parliament.

24-29 April 1916: In what became known as the Easter Rising,...

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24-29 April 1916

In what became known as the Easter Rising, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army took control of Dublin.

24-29 April 1916: In what became known as the Easter Rising,...

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24-29 April 1916

In what became known as the Easter Rising, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army took control of Dublin.

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