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  1. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  2. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  3. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  4. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  5. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  6. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  7. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  8. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  9. On 28 December 1918 Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz

  10. On 28 December 1918 Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz

  11. On 28 December 1918 Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz

  12. On 28 December 1918 Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz

  13. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    More here:
    rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  14. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    More here:
    rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  15. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    More here:
    rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  16. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    More here:
    rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  17. On 2nd April 1919 Constance Markievicz was appointed Minister for Labour in the First Dáil. She became both the first Irish female Cabinet Minister and, at the same time, only the second female government minister in Europe. She was the only female cabinet minister in Irish history until 1979.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #IrishWarOfIndependence #OnThisDay

  18. On 2nd April 1919 Constance Markievicz was appointed Minister for Labour in the First Dáil. She became both the first Irish female Cabinet Minister and, at the same time, only the second female government minister in Europe. She was the only female cabinet minister in Irish history until 1979.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #IrishWarOfIndependence #OnThisDay

  19. On 2nd April 1919 Constance Markievicz was appointed Minister for Labour in the First Dáil. She became both the first Irish female Cabinet Minister and, at the same time, only the second female government minister in Europe. She was the only female cabinet minister in Irish history until 1979.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #IrishWarOfIndependence #OnThisDay

  20. On 2nd April 1919 Constance Markievicz was appointed Minister for Labour in the First Dáil. She became both the first Irish female Cabinet Minister and, at the same time, only the second female government minister in Europe. She was the only female cabinet minister in Irish history until 1979.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #IrishWarOfIndependence #OnThisDay

  21. Next #ConstanceMarkievicz at the People’s History Museum. A woman ahead of her time. I love this quote from her.

  22. Next #ConstanceMarkievicz at the People’s History Museum. A woman ahead of her time. I love this quote from her.

  23. Next #ConstanceMarkievicz at the People’s History Museum. A woman ahead of her time. I love this quote from her.

  24. Next #ConstanceMarkievicz at the People’s History Museum. A woman ahead of her time. I love this quote from her.

  25. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  26. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  27. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  28. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  29. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  30. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  31. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  32. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London #OnThisDay

  33. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  34. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  35. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  36. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  37. Refresher on this meme which is going around again: one of the convicted criminals who previously ran for President was #EugeneDebs, convicted for crimes related to labour organising and then for a 10 year term for giving an anti-war speech in 1918.

    Felons should vote and felons should run for election.

    In the UK, I can think of two prisoners who were elected as MPs during their time in prison: #BobbySands and #ConstanceMarkievicz, the latter being the first woman ever elected as an MP.

  38. Refresher on this meme which is going around again: one of the convicted criminals who previously ran for President was #EugeneDebs, convicted for crimes related to labour organising and then for a 10 year term for giving an anti-war speech in 1918.

    Felons should vote and felons should run for election.

    In the UK, I can think of two prisoners who were elected as MPs during their time in prison: #BobbySands and #ConstanceMarkievicz, the latter being the first woman ever elected as an MP.

  39. Refresher on this meme which is going around again: one of the convicted criminals who previously ran for President was #EugeneDebs, convicted for crimes related to labour organising and then for a 10 year term for giving an anti-war speech in 1918.

    Felons should vote and felons should run for election.

    In the UK, I can think of two prisoners who were elected as MPs during their time in prison: #BobbySands and #ConstanceMarkievicz, the latter being the first woman ever elected as an MP.

  40. Refresher on this meme which is going around again: one of the convicted criminals who previously ran for President was #EugeneDebs, convicted for crimes related to labour organising and then for a 10 year term for giving an anti-war speech in 1918.

    Felons should vote and felons should run for election.

    In the UK, I can think of two prisoners who were elected as MPs during their time in prison: #BobbySands and #ConstanceMarkievicz, the latter being the first woman ever elected as an MP.

  41. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London

  42. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London

  43. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London

  44. During the famine of 1879–80, Sir Henry provided free food for the tenants on his estate at Lissadell House in the north of County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. Their father's example inspired in Gore-Booth and her younger sister, Eva Gore-Booth, a deep concern for working people and the poor. 2/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London

  45. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London

  46. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London

  47. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London

  48. Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth) was born at Buckingham Gate in London on 4th February 1868, the elder daughter of the Arctic explorer and adventurer Sir Henry Gore-Booth, 5th Baronet, an Anglo-Irish landlord who administered a large estate in Sligo, and Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill. 1/2

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #Sligo #London

  49. On 28th December 1918 Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, standing for Sinn Féin became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons. She had pledged not to take her seat.

    Photo: Constance Markievicz lapel badge printed for the 1918 general election Credit: National Library of Ireland

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #SinnFéin #HouseOfCommons #HollowayPrison

  50. On 28th December 1918 Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, standing for Sinn Féin became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons. She had pledged not to take her seat.

    Photo: Constance Markievicz lapel badge printed for the 1918 general election Credit: National Library of Ireland

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #SinnFéin #HouseOfCommons #HollowayPrison

  51. On 28th December 1918 Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, standing for Sinn Féin became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons. She had pledged not to take her seat.

    Photo: Constance Markievicz lapel badge printed for the 1918 general election Credit: National Library of Ireland

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #SinnFéin #HouseOfCommons #HollowayPrison

  52. On 28th December 1918 Constance Markievicz while detained in Holloway prison, standing for Sinn Féin became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons. She had pledged not to take her seat.

    Photo: Constance Markievicz lapel badge printed for the 1918 general election Credit: National Library of Ireland

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #ConstanceMarkievicz #SinnFéin #HouseOfCommons #HollowayPrison

  53. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    More here:
    rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  54. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    More here:
    rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  55. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    More here:
    rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz

  56. On 14th December 1918 the election in Ireland saw Sinn Féin win 73 of the 105 seats contested in the general election in Ireland. Constance Markievicz, then imprisoned in Holloway Prison in England, was the first woman elected to Westminster. Sinn Féin refused to take up their seats in Westminster.

    More here:
    rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018

    #Ireland #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #ConstanceMarkievicz