Constance Markievicz - Rathcormack - Co Sligo
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The statue commemorating the Countess Constance Markievicz - aristocrat, rebel, hunger striker, first female elected to the British Parliament and Irish hero was erected as part of the Millennium Celebrations in Co Sligo.
Waymark Code: WM3CGB
Location: Ireland
Date Posted: 03/15/2008
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Constance Markievicz was born among the privileged Anglo-Irish but dedicated her life to ending British government in Ireland. Many people from her class were at this same time interested in cherishing the Irish language and culture but only few combined armed rebellion against British government with these nationalistic cultural goals. And even fewer fought to improve the status of workers and women, in the way that Markievicz did.
She was the only woman sentenced to death (but pardoned) for her involvement in the 1916 Easter Rising
Related web site: [Web Link]
Can you tell us who created the item: Galway-born sculptor John Coll
Condition of the item: Great
So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Attended a fireworks event
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