Comments on: Great Irish Women part 2, Lady Mary Heath

By: Lady Icarus « A Clatter of the Law

Lady Icarus « A Clatter of the Law — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:50:58 +0000

[...] wrote about Sophie in late 2006 as part of a series of blog posts on great Irish women, adding to the impression of her as an [...]

By: Boliath

Boliath — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:52:00 +0000

Ah finally I can comment!

Great series Redmum.

Looking forward to reading more.

By: Alex Klemm

Alex Klemm — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:20:00 +0000

Good series. You’e probably overwhelmed with suggestions for great Irish women, but what about taking a look at Delia Larkin: http://ilhm.tripod.com/dlarkin.html

By: Red Mum

Red Mum — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:52:00 +0000

Thanks Theweeazoo, I suppose it shows that money can help overcome some barriers, still her achievements were great. But I will be looking at lots of women and thanks for the suggestions. Oh and by the way Tawdrey said you better get posting again.

By: Red Mum

Red Mum — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:50:00 +0000

Thanks Damian and Mary. Some of the women you posted Mary on Sinead’s blog including the Ladies of Llangollen are on my list. Thanks a million for the suggestions I’ll be checking them all out.

By: The Great Wee Azoo

The Great Wee Azoo — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:49:00 +0000

As my mother would say, “It’s well for her.” Although her achievements were great, she was obviously not short of money. Where did her funding come from? She was an aristocrat and comfortably off. She wore fur. It’s ironic she died poor. There were many great Irish women who didn’t come from the aristocracy. Let’s see some of them. What about covering my favourite, famous Irish woman – Bernadette McAliskey – a true radical and, at the time, the youngest sitting MP. Also, check out Kathleen Lynn, Anne Devlin, Mary Ann McCracken and Hanna Sheehy Skeffington.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:19:00 +0000

You probally already know all the names I listed at the bottom of sineads threed. But here they are again anyway.

Mary Gilmartin

By: Damian O'Broin

Damian O'Broin — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:28:00 +0000

Lovely series of posts Redmum. And fascinating stories about two Irish women I hadn’t heard of before. Looking forward to the rest.