Nora and Sheila Wallace

Their nationalist leanings, long evident in the books and publications they sold promoting Irish culture, language and sport made the shop a natural hub for Volunteers.

Another formidable pair of sisters, Nora and Sheila Wallace’s St
Augustine Street (then Brunswick Street) newsagents was a headquarters for IRA intelligence throughout 1920. The shop’s
proximity to two crown forces
barracks was no deterrent to this remarkable duo.

Their nationalist leanings, long evident in the books and publications they sold promoting Irish culture, language and sport,
made the shop a natural hub for Volunteers, Cumann na mBan members and figures like Tomás MacCurtain and Terence
MacSwiney.