James Connolly
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James Connolly was a Scottish-born Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. He remains an important figure
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Connolly addresses a crowd of 8,000, New York City, May Day, 1908
Belfast mill workers early 1900s
Dublin Metropolitan Police break up a union rally
Nora Connolly O'Brien
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Nora Connolly O'Brien was an Irish politician, activist and writer. She was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1957 to 1969.
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…the town's deadly sectarian riots in 1886. But absent documentation of his military service, this is a matter of speculation. According to his daughter Nora, Connolly left the army in February 1889 and returned to Scotland. In Dublin, Connolly had met Lillie Reynolds, and in the New Year, 1890, she followed…
Connolly O'Brien in her Cumann na mBan uniform
Connolly O'Brien working alongside members of the Labour movement in Liberty Hall, 1919. Standing L-R: William O'Brien and Cathal O'Shannon. Sitting L-R: Thomas Foran, Nora Connolly O'Brien, David O'Leary, Seamus Hughes and Patrick O'Kelly