Elections, May 1921
Mná100 Podcast Episode 1
Mná100 podcast, Episode One
Mná100 podcast, Episode 1.
Episode one focuses on the events of May 1921, when 8 women were elected to Parliament in Ireland, both north and south of a newly formed border.
As we try to get a sense of who these women were, what information can be found to guide us? To help us in our search, we will speak to Librarians, Archivists, Curators, Historians, and Education & Outreach Officers at Ireland’s National Cultural Institutions, who have gathered key documents, artefacts, and the personal belongings. What will we find and will they help us to connect the past to the present?
Assisting us in our journey is Katherine McSharry from the National Library of Ireland, Elizabeth McEvoy of the National Archives of Ireland, Brenda Malone and Helen Beaumont from the National Museum of Ireland, and Niamh Baker from the Ulster Museum, Northern Ireland.
This podcast is produced by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, for Mná 100 – a new online women’s initiative for the final phase of the Decade of Centenaries.
Produced by Wireless Studios
Attributions:
Dr Lucy Collins reading The Mother by PH Pearse. Available in fill on: Irish Times. Used with permission.
Dawn Bradfield – Reading from Kate O’Callaghan’s The Case of Michael O’Callaghan (made in partnership with Limerick County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme). Available in full on the Mna100.ie.
Ulster Museum – 100 years on Making the Future participant Ellie reflects on an identity that has been shaped by a history of conflict and how we might look to the future with more honesty.
Woman voting during the Ulster elections of 1921.
Woman voting during the Ulster elections of 1921.
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Kathleen Clarke, Constance de Markievicz, Kate O’Callaghan, and Margaret Pearse, outside Mansion house
Kathleen Clarke, Constance de Markievicz, Kate O’Callaghan, and Margaret Pearse, outside Mansion house
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Dr. Ada English
Dr. Ada English
Courtesy of the Jackie Clarke Collection
Mary MacSwiney
Mary MacSwiney
Courtesy of the MacSwiney Brugha Archives
Julia McMordie CBE and Dehra Chichester OBE
Julia McMordie CBE and Dehra Chichester OBE
Courtesy of Mark Thompson
The National Library of Ireland
The National Library of Ireland
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Katherine McSharry, Deputy Director & Head of Development at the National Library of Ireland
Katherine McSharry, Deputy Director & Head of Development at the National Library of Ireland
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
The Reading Room of the National Library of Ireland
The Reading Room of the National Library of Ireland
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Margaret Pearse letter to Daly Clarke 1919
Margaret Pearse letter to Daly Clarke 1919
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Margaret Pearse letter to Daly Clarke 1919
Margaret Pearse letter to Daly Clarke 1919
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Brenda Malone, Curator of Military History at the National Museum of Ireland
Brenda Malone, Curator of Military History at the National Museum of Ireland
Courtesy of National Museum of Ireland
Patrick Pearse’s Sword Stick
Patrick Pearse’s Sword Stick
Courtesy of National Museum of Ireland
Letter written to Madge Daly from Major Lennon, Military Governor of Kilmainham Detention Barracks
Letter written to Madge Daly from Major Lennon, Military Governor of Kilmainham Detention Barracks
Courtesy of National Museum of Ireland
Contents of Tom Clarke’s Pocket, a pencil, a book of stamps and a glasses case
Contents of Tom Clarke’s Pocket, a pencil, a book of stamps and a glasses case
Courtesy of National Museum of Ireland
The National Archives of Ireland
The National Archives of Ireland
Courtesy of National Archives of Ireland
Elizabeth McAvoy, Archivist with responsibility for Education and Outreach
Elizabeth McAvoy, Archivist with responsibility for Education and Outreach
Courtesy of National Archives of Ireland
Mary MacSwiney 1911 Census Return
Mary MacSwiney 1911 Census Return
Courtesy of National Archives of Ireland
Mary McSwiney letter to John and Eileen Hearn, 6th October 1921
Mary McSwiney letter to John and Eileen Hearn, 6th October 1921
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Mary McSwiney letter to John and Eileen Hearn, 6th October 1921
Mary McSwiney letter to John and Eileen Hearn, 6th October 1921
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Mary McSwiney letter to John and Eileen Hearn, 6th October 1921
Mary McSwiney letter to John and Eileen Hearn, 6th October 1921
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Kate Murphy 1911 Census Return
Kate Murphy 1911 Census Return
Courtesy of National Archives of Ireland
Dr Ada English 1911 Census Return
Dr Ada English 1911 Census Return
Courtesy of National Archives of Ireland
Sample voting paper for National University of Ireland Galway, Dr Ada English
Sample voting paper for National University of Ireland Galway, Dr Ada English
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Helen Beaumont, Education and Outreach Officer at the National Museum of Ireland
Helen Beaumont, Education and Outreach Officer at the National Museum of Ireland
Courtesy of National Museum of Ireland
Countess Markievicz’s Bandolier Belt
Countess Markievicz’s Bandolier Belt
Courtesy of National Museum of Ireland
Countess Markievicz’s Inghinidhe na hÉireann badge
Countess Markievicz’s Inghinidhe na hÉireann badge
Courtesy of National Museum of Ireland
Countess Markievicz’s Fianna Éireann Shawl
Countess Markievicz’s Fianna Éireann Shawl
Courtesy of National Museum of Ireland
Studio Photograph of Countess Markievicz and Poppet
Studio Photograph of Countess Markievicz and Poppet
Courtesy of National Library of Ireland
Julia McMordie 1911 census return
Julia McMordie 1911 census return
Courtesy of National Archives of Ireland
Ulster Museum
Ulster Museum
Courtesy of Ulster Museum, NI
Niamh Baker, Curator at National Museums, Northern Ireland
Niamh Baker, Curator at National Museums, Northern Ireland
Courtesy of Ulster Museum, NI
Photograph of scroll presented to Mrs. Julia McMordie admitting her as an Honorary Burgess of the City of Belfast. 1914.
Photograph of scroll presented to Mrs. Julia McMordie admitting her as an Honorary Burgess of the City of Belfast. 1914.
Courtesy of Ulster Museum, NI
Dame Dehra Parker dress
Dame Dehra Parker dress
Courtesy of Ulster Museum, NI
Dame Dehra Parker dress in exhibition
Dame Dehra Parker dress in exhibition
Courtesy of Ulster Museum, NI
Mrs Dehra Chichester
Mrs Dehra Chichester
©Imperial War Museum (WWC D8-5872)
