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Crime and Punishment in Dundalk. The Transportation of Irish Women in 19th Century Ireland: A Case History

Nolan, Blathnaid (University College Dublin. School of Social Justice. Women's Studies, 2012-09)

This article focuses on the tale of two sisters, Margaret and Judith Byrne, who were arrested in Dundalk for the larceny of a pair of shoes, transferred to Grange Gorman Lane, transportation depot, and disposed of on the ...
Invisible Farmers: the Role of Irish Women in the National Farmers’ Association, Farmers’ Rights Campaign of the 1960s.

Gibbons, Mary (University College Dublin. School of Social Justice. Women's Studies, 2012-09)

This article examines the role of Irish farmwomen during the National Farmers’ Association, Farmers’ Rights Campaign, which took place in 1966-67. It shows the “invisible” role that these women played during this campaign. ...