Carney, Winifred (‘Winnie’) (1887–1943), was a trade unionist, feminist, and republican. Born in Bangor Co. Down,

Carney, Winifred (‘Winnie’) (1887–1943) | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising | Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions

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Witness statement of Mary Josephine Mulcahy, named here as Mrs. Richard Mulcahy (WS399).

Mary Josephine ('Min') Ryan (1884–1977) | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising | Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions

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Photograph of Nora Ashe sitting on a motorcycle, 1915 -1916.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015 | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising

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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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