To mark the centenary on 16th June of the ‘Pact Election’ of 1922, Mná 100 partnered with the National Print Museum to run this innovative pilot printing workshop Leading up to the election, on 20th May 1922, a last minute electoral pact was signed This proposed a national coalition panel for the third Dáil Éireann, composed of Pro and...

Mná100 Podcast Episode 4 This podcast examines events of 100 years ago and women’s participation in seeking peace - from chairing the Peace Committee meetings in May to delegations organised in June and July 1922 as hostilities in the Civil War escalated It explores the historic background to those delegations, profiling some of the...

The 6th April 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the issue of the ‘Cork Manifesto’ in the Cork Examiner This press cutting is one item in the extensive Conlon Collection held by Cork Public Museum Dan Breen, Curator of Cork Public Museum for this centenary commemoration, provided his insight on some of the key items in this collection He...

On the 13th of March 1922, Cumann na Saoirse had its inaugural meeting The meeting in the Mansion House was presided over by Jennie Wyse Power Mná100 have partnered with St Patrick’s Festival SPTV and Ali Morris, author of Active Citizen: The Public Affairs Career of Jennie Wyse Power, who will share her expertise and new insights on Jennie Wyse...

Mná100, in association with The Royal Irish Academy, marks the centenary of the Handover of Dublin Castle, one of the key events to be remembered as part of the Decade of Centenaries programme for 2022 Dr Kate O’Malley is co-author with Dr John Gibney of the Royal Irish Academy’s latest publication The Handover: Dublin Castle and the British...

Mná100 in partnership with Limerick City and County Council Decade of Centenaries programme continues the story of ‘Women of Limerick 1921’ with this online exhibition curated by Sharon Slater This exhibition examines the role of women, with a special focus on four Limerick women experiences during this revolutionary period On 14 May 1921 twenty-three...

Mná100 Podcast Episode 3 This podcast marks the centenary of the 2nd Dáil Éireann debates (both private and public sessions) on the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, which became commonly known as the Treaty Debates It was curated in partnership with the National Concert Hall - the place where these momentous...

This article was produced by Mna100, in partnership with Wicklow County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme and focuses on the lives of two women from County Wicklow in the year, 1921 - Averil Katherine Statter Deverell (1893-1979) and Catherine (Kate) Tyrrell Fitzpatrick (1862-1921) Both women lived in the same county, at the same time In...