The aristocrat who became an Irish revolutionary
Renouncing a life of wealth and privilege, the spirited and compassionate Constance Markievicz devoted herself to fighting for the causes of Irish freedom, women’s rights, and the poor
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Shackleton, Crean, Crozier, Hart: Irish names are all over the North and South poles
Dublin lost its time zone –and 25 minutes– after 1916 Rising
Countess Markievicz complained of loss of Dublin Mean Time in previously unpublished letter
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