4 Feb  1868 - 15 Jul 1927

The rebel Countess. Born Constance Gore-Booth. Married Count Casimir Markievicz of Poland. Became a fervent Irish Nationalist at about the age of 40 after reading a copy of an article by Robert Emmet. Was one of the driving founders of an Irish youth movement for boys in Dublin, which would become "Na Fianna Eireann". personally trained some of the boys on the use of Firearms in Dublin mountains. After joining "Daughters of Ireland" she was elected to Sinn Fein council in 1909. In 1911 she was arrested along with Helena Moloney for taking part in a protest against the visit of george V to Ireland. In 1913 She joined the Irish Citizens Army and established a soup kitchen in Dublin during the lockout of unionized workers the same year. Second in command to Michael Mallin at St. Stephens Green during the 1916 Dublin Rising. Sentenced to death for treason, but sentence was commuted due to her sex. In 1917 was released from gaol and elected to Sinn Fein executive.

In 1918 she became the first woman MP while in Holloway gaol, where she was placed for her views against conscription. Like all true Sinn Fein executives she refused to take her seat. Was president of Cumann na mBan which organisation rejected the 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty. She worked for a United, Socialist Ireland, and spent time helping the Dublin poor, until her death (peritonitis) in 1927. Her husband had moved back to the Ukraine in 1913, but they stayed in touch and he was their at her deathbed.