True heroines of 1916 forgotten in attempt to feminise the Rising

Why we are attempting to lionise a woman because she could be as brutal as male soldiers, asks Victoria White

I AM sick, sore and tired of hearing about the women of 1916. Women’s role in the 1916 Rising was marginal.

Estimates vary as to the number of women who were directly involved in the Rising, from as few as 100 to as many as 200. Estimates also vary as to how many combatants, in all, were “out” for the Rising, but the current figure seems to be about 2,500.