Rosie Hackett
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Rosanna "Rosie" Hackett was an Irish revolutionary and trade union leader. She was a founder-member of the Irish Women Workers' Union, and supported strikers during the 1913 Dublin Lockout. She later
Members of the Irish Women Workers Union on the steps of Liberty Hall (5865483241)
Freedom martyrs
Postcard of Liberty Hall with a banner reading "James Connolly Murdered May 12th 1916"
Plaque on Rosie Hackett Bridge September 2014
Helena Molony
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Helena Mary Molony was an Irish republican, feminist and labour activist. She fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and later became the second woman president of the Irish Trades Union Congress.
Rosie Hackett
…were looking for a copy of "Gael". She said to them "wait till I get the head" and she called for Connolly. The police were stopped by Connolly and Helena Molony who were armed, and Hackett immediately hid everything, so that when the police came back they could not get anything. Because of that event, the police…
Molony, circa 1940s