Constance Countess Markievicz

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CCM , a leader in Ireland's nationalist struggle for independence (and latterly for the unification of independent Ireland), is, and has always been, better known for her appearances in creative works by others than for her own literary production. But during her career she frequently published journal articles and pamphlets; she also kept a diary, and wrote poems, plays, and letters.
  • BirthName: Constance Georgina Gore-Booth
  • Nicknames: Con
  • Married: Markievicz
  • Titled: Countess
Black and white photograph of Constance, Countess Markievicz, shown from the waist up. She is wearing a military-style double-breasted jacket with a high collar and epaulettes. Her hair is done in a roll in front and a bun behind.

Milestones

4 February 1868

Constance Gore-Booth (later Markievicz) was born at 7 Buckingham Gate in London.
Haverty, Anne. Constance Markievicz: An Independent Life. Pandora, 1988.
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1892-1893

While in her twenties, Constance Gore-Booth (later Markievicz) kept a diary of her experiences in Ireland and England. The unpublished text is now at the National Museum in Dublin.
Haverty, Anne. Constance Markievicz: An Independent Life. Pandora, 1988.
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Marreco, Anne. The Rebel Countess: The Life and Times of Constance Markievicz. Chilton Books, 1967.
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15 July 1927

Constance, Countess Markievicz, died in Dublin of peritonitis.
Haverty, Anne. Constance Markievicz: An Independent Life. Pandora, 1988.
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Marreco, Anne. The Rebel Countess: The Life and Times of Constance Markievicz. Chilton Books, 1967.
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Biography

Birth and Background

4 February 1868

Constance Gore-Booth (later Markievicz) was born at 7 Buckingham Gate in London.
Haverty, Anne. Constance Markievicz: An Independent Life. Pandora, 1988.
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