Booklet of republican poetry, titled 'A Voice of Urgency,’ written by Maeve Cavanagh, and privately published by the author in 1916. Maeve Cavanagh was a member of Cumann na mBan, the Citizen Army, and the Gaelic League. She provided a statement of her military activity to the Bu

Political prisoners | Prisons | Cavanagh, Maeve, 1878-1960

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Eight photocopied pages of handwritten messages and poems from Bridie Halpin's fellow prisoners.

Paramilitary forces--Cumann na mBan | Women revolutionaries | Political prisoners

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Photocopy handwritten letter sent by Bridie Halpin, Cumann na mBan, to her brother Leo Halpin, while she was imprisoned. The letter is signed off 'Bridie Halpin Prisoner of War'.

Paramilitary forces--Cumann na mBan | Women revolutionaries | Prisons

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Witness statement of Louise Gavan Duffy (WS216), joint secretary of Cumann na mBan Dublin, 1914.

Duffy, Louise Gavan (1884–1969) | Paramilitary forces--Cumann na mBan | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916

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Witness statement of Eily O'Hanrahan (WS270), a member of Cumann na mBan in 1916, and sister of the executed Michael O'Hanrahan.

O'Hanrahan, Eily | O'Hanrahan, Michael (Ó hAnnracháin, Micheál) (1877–1916) | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising

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Countess Constance Markievicz in uniform, kneeling against a studio prop holding a gun, studio full-length portrait.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising | Paramilitary forces--Cumann na mBan

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A membership booklet for Cumann na mBan containing a list of their objectives, constitution and provisonal committtee along with an application form. Booklet includes sections under the following headings: Objectives -- Constitution -- Provisional Committee -- Membership form.

Colum, Mary Catherine (‘Molly’) (1887–1957) | Power, Jennie Wyse (1858–1941) | Duffy, Louise Gavan (1884–1969)

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List of Cumann na mBan members attached to Dublin garrisons during the Easter Rising.

McNamara, Rose | Feminism and Nationalism | Women Revolutionaries

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Uniform coat or tunic, Cumann na mBan, 1916 period. As worn by the donor Miss Alice Cashel. Alice Cashel was a member of the Cork Branch of Sinn Fein and a founding member, with Annie McSwiney, of the Cork Cumann na mBan, before the Irish Volunteers were established there.

Cashel, Alice (1878-1958) | Paramilitary forces--Cumann na mBan | Feminism and Nationalism

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Studio photograph of Rose McNamara in uniform. Rose served in Marrowbone Lane with Cumann na mBan in 1916.

McNamara, Rose | Paramilitary forces--Cumann na mBan | Feminism and Nationalism

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