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<p>Lydia Darragh is mentioned in Philadelphia Quaker archives, and it’s clear she was deeply involved in the local area.</p>

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Clodagh Finn: On this 250th anniversary, think of the Quaker who crossed enemy lines to warn Washington

Lydia Darragh was a pacifist and already led a very busy life in her adopted city of Philadelphia where she worked as a well-respected midwife, wet nurse, mortician, and hat-maker

Clodagh Finn: Mother’s Day Gaza vigil highlights Irish discomfort with female protest and dissent

Clodagh Finn: An advent calendar of women to celebrate

SClodagh Finn: A West Cork wartime heroine who fought against the Nazis

SClodagh Finn: Queen Scotia, the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh who went to war outside Tralee

Clodagh Finn: Hitting a high note for ordinary women

Clodagh Finn: We need a Miss Mary of the camps now

S Clodagh Finn: We need a Miss Mary of the camps now

Mary Elmes might be remembered as the woman who saved Jewish people from Nazi extermination camps, but in her lifetime she was much better known as Miss Mary of the camps and tent villages.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024

Jennifer Horgan: Cork nun Kate McCarthy deserves better

S Jennifer Horgan: Cork nun Kate McCarthy deserves better

There is one film I would love everyone to see. It is based on a true story. The protagonist is an Irish nun living in France and working as a nurse during the Second World War, caring for both German and Allied soldiers.

Fri, 19 Jan, 2024

Clodagh Finn: The Irishwoman who led Danish resistance to the Nazis

Clodagh Finn: The Irishwoman who led Danish resistance to the Nazis

When Monica de Wichfeld (of Derrylin in Co Fermanagh, among many other places) was condemned to death on May 13, 1944, for her role in the Danish resistance, there was an audible gasp in the room.

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

Clodagh Finn: The secret lives of our revolutionary grannies

S Clodagh Finn: The secret lives of our revolutionary grannies

Professor Caitríona Beaumont says her memories of her paternal grandmother, Máirín Beaumont, mostly involve sweets.

Sat, 05 Aug, 2023

Clodagh Finn: Blitz diary of an Irish nurse on Thames ambulance boat

Clodagh Finn: Blitz diary of an Irish nurse on Thames ambulance boat

Longford woman logged her experiences of war in a diary found by her relatives after her death

Sat, 24 Jun, 2023

Proposal to name part of Macroom bypass after Cumann na mBan gains support

Proposal to name part of Macroom bypass after Cumann na mBan gains support

Further details have emerged of the exploits of Cumann na mBan members in the area, some of whom smuggled guns and others who provided safe houses and medical care for injured or ‘on the run’ IRA volunteers

Tue, 03 Jan, 2023

Irish Examiner view: One good way to honour women's role in the War of Independence

Irish Examiner view: One good way to honour women's role in the War of Independence

The proposal to name part of the new Macroom bypass in honour of Cumann na mBan is a step in the right direction

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Linda Connolly: It's time to tell the hidden histories of Eileen Biggs and Margaret Doherty

Linda Connolly: It's time to tell the hidden histories of Eileen Biggs and Margaret Doherty

Ireland's revolutionary period was marked by sexual violence — and the archives suggest the scale of outrages, from hair cutting to rape, was even worse than the papers reported at the time

Sat, 09 Jul, 2022

Josephine O’Donoghue

Josephine O’Donoghue

Brought to light by Dr John Borgonovo of University College Cork’s book, Florence and Josephine O’Donoghue’s War of Independence, Josephine’s role during this time is as remarkable as it is hard to believe.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

Muriel MacSwiney

Muriel MacSwiney

Born into the extremely wealthy Murphy distillery family, Muriel MacSwiney is best known as the widow of Cork Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

Mary MacSwiney

Mary MacSwiney

With a roll call of political achievements in her own right — including Sinn Féin leadership in 1927 — and lauded for her oratory and publicity prowess, much of Mary MacSwiney’s activities in 1920, unsurprisingly, revolved around her younger brother ...

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

Nora and Sheila Wallace

Nora and Sheila Wallace

Another formidable pair of sisters, Nora and Sheila Wallace’s StAugustine Street (then Brunswick Street) newsagents was a headquarters for IRA intelligence throughout 1920.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

Maighréad Uí Luasa

Maighréad Uí Luasa

An active Cumann na mBan member since the age of 20 and from a well-known republican family, Blarney Street’s Maighréad Uí Luasa was another woman who risked her job, arrest and imprisonment during this time.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

The Duggan sisters

The Duggan sisters

Flowers, arms, and a mayor’s last moments — the Duggan sisters, florists Peg and Annie, seamstress Sara, and school teacher Brighid, were four such women deeply involved in the city’s Republican activities.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

Constance Georgine

'We are making history here today': Six remarkable women and the Treaty debate

The six women elected to Dáil Éireann, dismissed by their male colleagues as the grieving wives, mothers and sisters of the heroic dead, were political forces who had each arrived at a strongly held position on the Treaty, writes Deputy Political Editor Elaine Loughlin

Wed, 29 Dec, 2021

War of Independence Podcast

A special four-part series hosted by Mick Clifford

Available on
www.irishexaminer.com/podcasts

Commemorating 100 years since the War of Independence

The Burning of Cork

Longread

We look at the historical context and reproduce the original report from our archives which details one of the darkest days in the city's history.

Commemorating 100 years since the War of Independence

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