Kathleen LynnMayo born Kathleen Lynn was one of the first female medical doctors to qualify in Ireland. As a young woman at the turn of the twentieth century, she became involved with the suffrage movement, Cumann na mBan and James Connolly's Irish Socialist Party. During the 1916 Rising she was Chief Medical Officer for the Irish Citizen Army and saw active service in City Hall, Dublin. Imprisonment, deportation and time on the run followed. A prominent member of

deportation and time on the run followed

She was also a passionate campaigner for peace and was imprisoned for her beliefs during World War Two

leading her to choose a "Christian life

The Irish Civil War took place just after the War of Independence from Britain and was largely a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921

a difference of opinion became a violent conflict

politician

Born in Newbridge

During the 1916 Rising she was Chief Medical Officer for the Irish Citizen Army  and saw active service in City Hall

Mayo born Kathleen Lynn was one of the first female medical doctors to qualify in Ireland

A prominent member of Sinn Féin

Graphic Novel detailing the run-up and events of the Irish Civil War of 1922/1923

something which she credited with giving her an unusual perspective