Sir, – I am working on a photo book about the women of the Irish revolution, in an attempt to acknowledge many of the lesser-known female participants who were involved in the 1913-23 events.
I hope to include women from throughout the country who had a direct role to play, whether fighting, carrying out intelligence work, first-aid, or transporting arms; and also mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, girlfriends, or fiancées of men who were active, as these women suffered just as much if they had been fighting themselves. Theirs is a story that needs to be told.
I would be most grateful if readers who have such stories and photographs of female relatives would contact me. Full credit for use of the photographs would be acknowledged and copyright of the photographs would rest with the owner. I do not need original photographs: scans of images (email to editorial@mercierpress.ie) would be great. – Yours, etc,
LIZ GILLIS,
C/o Mercier Press,
Unit 3b, Oak House,
Bessboro Road,
Blackrock,
Cork.