Countess Constance Markievicz Passes Away 1927

#OnThisDay 1927 Constance Markievicz the nationalist, revolutionary, suffragist, first female MP & Easter Rising veteran died. From a wealthy family @LissadellHouse Sligo, she died penniless having donated her money to the poor. She was denied a State burial.

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