Molony, Helena, 1883-1967

Person

Dates

Existence: 1883-01-15 - 1967-01-29

Biographical note

Helena Molony was born in 1883 in Dublin, Ireland. In 1903 she joined Inghinidhe na hÉireann (Daughters of Ireland), a women’s nationalist organization, and became the editor of Bean na hÉireann, the first women’s journal to be published in Ireland. She was arrested in 1911 for participating in protests organized by Sinn Féin, but was released after fourteen days. As a member of the Citizen Army, she fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and was again imprisoned. After her release, she assisted Countess Constance Markievicz, the Minister of Labor in Dáil Éireann, and served as a District Justice in the Republican court in Rathmines. In the 1930s she was active in the Women’s Prisoners’ Defense League and also became president of the Irish Trade Union Congress, a position she held for ten years. Moloney died January 29, 1967.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Helena Molony, 1946 - 1954

Series

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains materials collected by Loretta Clarke Murray relating to the fight for Irish Independence, particularly materials belonging to women who fought for the cause. Included are materials by and about Cumann na mBan, Máire Gill, Maud Gonne, Countess Constance Markievicz, Helena Molony, Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, and Margaret Skinnider in the form of correspondence, photographs, meeting minutes, autograph books of female prisoners, and handbills. Of note are an embroidered...

Access Note

Collection is open for research; portions of the collection available digitally.

Dates: 1946 - 1954

Found in: / Loretta Clarke Murray collection of women in revolutionary Ireland

Image: Banner, designed and embroidered by Maud Gonne — Image: Banner, designed and embroidered by...

Loretta Clarke Murray collection of women in revolutionary Ireland

Collection

Identifier: MS-2016-016

Abstract

This collection includes papers and artifacts of women and organizations involved in the fight for Irish independence. A majority belonged to Máire Gill and relate to her work with Cumann na mBan, a women’s Irish republican organization, as well as her work with Cuala Press and the women’s sport of camogie. Additionally, there are materials relating to women’s suffrage. Of note are a banner made by Maud Gonne and a journal of Margaret Skinnider’s involvement in the 1916 Easter Rising.