History catches up with countrywomen

RURAL women have received scant attention in modern Irish history, Protestant rural women even less so.

History catches up with countrywomen
Mon, 19 Jan, 2004 - 00:00

I am interested in the lives of such women who lived in County Wexford from 1923-1963.

As part of my research towards a PhD thesis I hope to record their experiences of work in the home, on farms and outside the home; their family lives, education, participation in church and community activities.

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