Clay from Mother Jones grave to be transported from America

Clay from the grave of a Corkwoman who survived the Famine to become one of America’s most famous trade-union activists will be removed in a special ceremony today for transportation to her native city.

A portion of soil will be removed from the resting-place of Mother Jones (née Mary Harris) at the Union Miner’s Cemetery at Mount Olive in Illinois, today.

It will be placed in a sealed container for presentation to the organisers of the Spirit of Mother Jones Summer School and festival, beginning in Shandon on August 1.