Today is the birthday of Countess Constance Markievicz, one of the most influential people in Irish history. Today, Ultan chats a bit about her life from the Republican Plot. #glasnevincemetery #countessmarkievicz #irishhistory #womeninhistory #dublin | Experience Glasnevin - Ireland's National Cemetery

Constance Markievicz (1868–1927) was an Anglo-Irish revolutionary, suffragette, and socialist who became a prominent leader in the 1916 Easter Rising and the first woman elected to the UK House of Commons (1918). As a Sinn Féin politician and Minister for Labour (1919–22), she was a key figure in the Irish fight for independence. She served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dublin St Patrick’s from 1918 to 1922. In the Irish Free State, she was elected Minister for Labour in the First Dáil, becom

2.2K views · 52 reactions | Wonderful to see photographs from our collection brought to life. This photo of Countess Constance Markievicz with Theo Fitzgerald, Thomas McDonald (and a lovely pup!) has been beautifully colourised by Old Ireland in Colour. (Clip features an audio recording of Markievicz speaking.) Read about the process of colourising old photos and more: https://bit.ly/2yMg1os | National Library of Ireland | Facebook

30K views · 232 reactions | 100 years ago today, Irish women got the...

Today, on the birthday of Countess Markievicz, we honour a woman whose life and legacy remain deeply woven into Ireland’s history and into The Shelbourne itself. Born Constance Gore-Booth in 1868, she later made Dublin her home, where her path shifted from art to Irish politics. A committed nationalist, founder of Na Fianna Éireann, and participant in the 1916 Easter Rising, she went on to serve as Minister for Labour in the first Dáil Éireann. Room 538, named in her honour, stands as a tribute

Introducing our next badass, Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz! #BAMFSofHistory | History In Pictures

100 women gathered in Dublin today to "take their hats off" to Countess Constance Markievicz who - 100 years ago - was the first woman elected to the House of Commons. Special hats were created for the occasion. | RTÉ News