The story of Winifred Carney
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Cumann na mBan St. Stephen’s Green
An auxiliary women’s organisation Rebels, including Countess Constance that supported the work of the Markievicz, took control of a Irish Volunteers. Branches of the number of positions in the large organisation were set up across park near the centre of Dublin. Ireland from 1914. During the Easter They spent time digging trenches Rising, women of the Cumann na to secure their position but came couriers and gathered rations and the surrounding buildings. supplies for the men across the city. Some of the women were also Patrick Pearse Pearse was one of the most James Connolly Rising. He served as the Irish Connolly was involved in socialism Volunteers’ Director of Military and fought for the rights of Organisation and took charge in workers, setting up the Irish reading aloud the proclamation Labour Party in 1912. While working from the steps of the GPO on in Belfast he met Winifred Carney Easter Monday. Accompanied by who became his personal secretary. Nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell, he surrendered to British forces The Aud on Saturday, April 29.
Irish men visited Germany in order Moore Street to secure guns and ammunition that could be used during the Easter As the GPO came under heavy attack Rising. The supplies were arranged from British forces, the leaders of to make their way to Ireland the Easter Rising ordered that the on board a ship called ‘The Aud’. building be evacuated. The rebels British forces tracked the vessel, made their way to a house in Moore however, and the captain sunk the Street from which they arranged ship off the coast of Cork with their surrender to the British the the loss of all the cargo. following day.
GPO Kilmainham Jail