Posts Tagged ‘Markievicz’
6 February 2019: ‘Girls in silk kimonos’, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 6 February 2019 the National Library of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, in association with Dublin Lyric, hosted a performance of the late Miriam Gallagher’s play Girls in Silk Kimonos. Originally written for radio, the play centres on the correspondence between Constance Markievicz and her sister Eva Gore-Booth, focusing on Constance’s election to Westminster in…
Read More30 January 2019: ‘Girls in silk kimonos’, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 30 January 2019 the National Library of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, in association with Dublin Lyric, hosted a performance of the late Miriam Gallagher’s play Girls in Silk Kimonos. Originally written for radio, the play centres on the correspondence between Constance Markievicz and her sister Eva Gore-Booth, focusing on Constance’s election to Westminster in…
Read More‘Markievicz: Portraits and propaganda’, National Gallery of Ireland, 27 October 2018-10 February 2019
On 27 October 2018 the National Gallery of Ireland opened a new exhibition on the life of Constance Markievicz, née Gore-Booth (1868-1927), entitled Markievicz: Portraits and propaganda. Markiewicz was a leading figure of the Irish revolutionary period, playing a prominent role in the struggle for women’s suffrage and the fight for Irish independence. A trained artist, Markievicz…
Read More20 September 2018: Launch of ‘“You never saw such excitement”: The 1918 election of Countess Markievicz’, Richmond Barracks, Dublin 8
On Thursday 20 September 2016 a new exhibition was launched at Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin 8, entitled ‘”You never saw such excitement”: The 1918 election of Countess Markievicz’. The new exhibition, which is an addition to the permanent exhibition at Richmond Barracks, focuses on the two year period from the release of Constance Markievicz from…
Read MoreConstance Markievicz portrait presented to UK House of Commons
On Wednesday 18 July 2018 Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghail presented John Bercow MP, Speaker of the UK House of Commons, with a replica portrait of Constance Markievicz on behalf of the Oireachtas. It is a reproduction of a 1901 original by Boleslaw von Szankowski, held by Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. The presentation…
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