Irish Citizen Army

Connections

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Friends, Associates Constance Countess Markievicz
Later commentators, however, have argued that CCM was intensely devoted to her work. They have also suggested that O'Casey wrote bitterly about Markievicz because he resented her class background, citing the fact that in mid-1914...
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...
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...
politics Constance Countess Markievicz
Constance, Countess Markievicz, was elected one of two treasurers of the Irish Citizen Army (ICA ), a militant nationalist and labour group which emerged after the Lock-Out Strike which began in Dublin on 21 August 1913.
Haverty, Anne. Constance Markievicz: An Independent Life. Pandora, 1988.
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Timeline

14 August 1912: Three English suffragettes jailed for the...

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14 August 1912

Three English suffragettes jailed for the Asquith incident in Dublin started a hunger strike, demanding recognition as political prisoners; four Irish suffragettes joined the hunger strike next day.
Owens, Rosemary Cullen. Smashing Times: A History of the Irish Women’s Suffrage Movement 1889-1922. Attic, 1984.
62

19 November 1913: James Connolly founded the Irish Citizen...

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19 November 1913

James Connolly founded the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) in Dublin during the 1913 Lock-out.
Cronin, Sean. Irish Nationalism: A History of Its Roots and Ideology. Academy Press, 1980.
114
Tóibín, Colm. “After I am hanged my portrait will be interesting”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 7, 31 Mar. 2016, pp. 11-23.
21

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.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
303
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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