| Description | Bronze statue of Constance Markievicz
Constance Markievicz (nee Gore-Booth) was born into a land-owning family whose seat was Lissadell, Co. Sligo. She made her formal debut into society at Buckingham Palace before Queen Victoria in 1887. While pursuing her artistic studies, she met and married Count Casimir Dunin-Markievicz, a Polish national, in Paris in 1900. In 1908, she joined Inghinidhe na hÉireann (Daughters of Ireland) and Sinn Féin, and was a founding member of Fianna Éireann in 1909. She joined the Irish Citizen Army in 1913 and, in 1914, she was instrumental in merging Inghinidhe na hÉireann with Cumann na mBan. She was engaged in training and mobilising the Irish Citizen Army and the youth organisation, Na Fianna. She was an advocate for military action to break the link with Britain. |