She was "Rebel Countess" to the Anglo-Irish Establishment, "Madame" to the Dublin poor, and one of the most colorful and memorable among the men and women who contributed to Ireland's political and literary renaissance in the early 20th century. Beautiful, admirable yet aggravating Constance Markievicz is chiefly remembered for her part in the Easter Rising of 1916. A friend of William Butler Yeats, Sean O'Casey, Maude Gonne, James Connolly, and others, she knew everyone significant in the Ireland of the time, and was often ...
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She was "Rebel Countess" to the Anglo-Irish Establishment, "Madame" to the Dublin poor, and one of the most colorful and memorable among the men and women who contributed to Ireland's political and literary renaissance in the early 20th century. Beautiful, admirable yet aggravating Constance Markievicz is chiefly remembered for her part in the Easter Rising of 1916. A friend of William Butler Yeats, Sean O'Casey, Maude Gonne, James Connolly, and others, she knew everyone significant in the Ireland of the time, and was often at the forefront of political events.
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