Doing My Bit for Ireland

Poignant story of a first responder in a time of great need for Ireland. Great little story.

This book provides the general reflected thoughts of one of the prominent female participants in the 1916 Rising and her part as one of the few female combatants who did actual fighting. As a member of the Irish Citizen Army garrisoned at St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, she was severely wounded leading a raiding party. The book has value in that it is a first-hand account, written not long after the Rising, and because it is written as a personal account its style is easy, free flowing and, therefore, accessible to general readership.

A treasure trove of information about the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, and especially about St Stephen's Green and the Royal College of Surgeons. Published in 1917, Skinnider gives detailed accounts of various people, her activities, and of the prevailing atmosphere of the time. The book is a must for anyone interested in the complex story of Irish history in the twentieth century.The author, Margaret Skinnider, escaped to New York after the Easter Rising. Having published her book there, she returned to Dublin. Although perhaps somewhat overshadowed by other better-known women who fought in the Easter Rising, Skinnider, who worked as a teacher of mathematics in an inner city Dublin school, remained politically active, with a strong focus on the rights of teachers, for the remainder of her life. She died in Glenageary in South county Dublin in 1972.

I've read several accounts of the events of Easter 1916, first hand and otherwise, but somehow Margaret Skinnider's (Irish Citizen Army) escaped me until recently. Not sure how this isn't more widely known? One of the few female combatants and the only first hand account. Coatbridge's finest.

Very good first hand account of Ireland's fight for freedom Easter week 1916. Thoughs new light on the cruelty of the British in Ireland. A brave woman's tale.

Outstanding story. So pleased to have come across it. An important story.