She was aged 92 and single. She was also known as Máighréad Ní Dhálaigh in Irish. She was the daughter of Edward Daly and Catherine O'Meara.
She was a founder member of and a dominant force in Cumann na mBan in Limerick city, and became the President of Cumann na mBan in Limerick, She was the driving force of the branch.. She was active throughout the revolutionary period. The history of Cumann na mBan in Limerick is inextricably intertwined with the history of the Daly family. They dominated the organisation in Limerick. Laura Daly was also a member of the committee. Madge served as President for almost all of the period from initiation in 1914 until disbandment in 1924. The only exception was a spell in 1921 when the newly widowed Kate O’Callaghan was unanimously elected President for the year. As well as Madge and Laura, their sisters Kathleen, Agnes, Caroline and Nora were all heavily involved. The activities of the branch centred around the Daly women and their home.
During the Easter Rising in 1916, Madge was bitterly disappointed at the lack of action in Limerick city and, along with Laura, travelled to Dublin. Madge, Laura and Agnes acted as intermediaries, carrying messages from Pearse to local Volunteers in the city and county. The Daly home was raided and searched by the RIC on 11 May 1916; during the War of Independence, an RIC inspector described the house as a ‘veritable wasp’s nest of Sinn Fein.’
During the Civil War, the very last group of anti-Treatyite republicans to leave the New Barracks on Lord Edward Street (now Sarsfield Barracks) were the women of Cumann na mBan led by Madge Daly. This was on 22 July 1922, when fire took hold and every building became a blazing inferno following shelling by pro-Treaty Free State forces.
Her father was a Fenian as was her uncle John Daly. Her brother Ned Daly was executed for his part in the Easter 1916 Rising. Her sister, Kathleen, was married to Tom Clarke, who was also executed for the 1916 Rising.
Her uncle John Daly established a bakery at 26 William Street, Limerick. After he became incapacitated she ran the bakery. She gave jobs in the family bakery business to two Dublinmen, Peadar Dunne and Peadar McMahon, on their release from Frongoch in December 1916. The police followed the activities of Madge Daly very closely because she provided her premises to the Volunteers for training exercises.
Madge had previously worked in the millinery department at Cannocks.
She was a founder member of and a dominant force in Cumann na mBan in Limerick city, and became the President of Cumann na mBan in Limerick, She was the driving force of the branch.. She was active throughout the revolutionary period. The history of Cumann na mBan in Limerick is inextricably intertwined with the history of the Daly family. They dominated the organisation in Limerick. Laura Daly was also a member of the committee. Madge served as President for almost all of the period from initiation in 1914 until disbandment in 1924. The only exception was a spell in 1921 when the newly widowed Kate O’Callaghan was unanimously elected President for the year. As well as Madge and Laura, their sisters Kathleen, Agnes, Caroline and Nora were all heavily involved. The activities of the branch centred around the Daly women and their home.
During the Easter Rising in 1916, Madge was bitterly disappointed at the lack of action in Limerick city and, along with Laura, travelled to Dublin. Madge, Laura and Agnes acted as intermediaries, carrying messages from Pearse to local Volunteers in the city and county. The Daly home was raided and searched by the RIC on 11 May 1916; during the War of Independence, an RIC inspector described the house as a ‘veritable wasp’s nest of Sinn Fein.’
During the Civil War, the very last group of anti-Treatyite republicans to leave the New Barracks on Lord Edward Street (now Sarsfield Barracks) were the women of Cumann na mBan led by Madge Daly. This was on 22 July 1922, when fire took hold and every building became a blazing inferno following shelling by pro-Treaty Free State forces.
Her father was a Fenian as was her uncle John Daly. Her brother Ned Daly was executed for his part in the Easter 1916 Rising. Her sister, Kathleen, was married to Tom Clarke, who was also executed for the 1916 Rising.
Her uncle John Daly established a bakery at 26 William Street, Limerick. After he became incapacitated she ran the bakery. She gave jobs in the family bakery business to two Dublinmen, Peadar Dunne and Peadar McMahon, on their release from Frongoch in December 1916. The police followed the activities of Madge Daly very closely because she provided her premises to the Volunteers for training exercises.
Madge had previously worked in the millinery department at Cannocks.
She was aged 92 and single. She was also known as Máighréad Ní Dhálaigh in Irish. She was the daughter of Edward Daly and Catherine O'Meara.
She was a founder member of and a dominant force in Cumann na mBan in Limerick city, and became the President of Cumann na mBan in Limerick, She was the driving force of the branch.. She was active throughout the revolutionary period. The history of Cumann na mBan in Limerick is inextricably intertwined with the history of the Daly family. They dominated the organisation in Limerick. Laura Daly was also a member of the committee. Madge served as President for almost all of the period from initiation in 1914 until disbandment in 1924. The only exception was a spell in 1921 when the newly widowed Kate O’Callaghan was unanimously elected President for the year. As well as Madge and Laura, their sisters Kathleen, Agnes, Caroline and Nora were all heavily involved. The activities of the branch centred around the Daly women and their home.
During the Easter Rising in 1916, Madge was bitterly disappointed at the lack of action in Limerick city and, along with Laura, travelled to Dublin. Madge, Laura and Agnes acted as intermediaries, carrying messages from Pearse to local Volunteers in the city and county. The Daly home was raided and searched by the RIC on 11 May 1916; during the War of Independence, an RIC inspector described the house as a ‘veritable wasp’s nest of Sinn Fein.’
During the Civil War, the very last group of anti-Treatyite republicans to leave the New Barracks on Lord Edward Street (now Sarsfield Barracks) were the women of Cumann na mBan led by Madge Daly. This was on 22 July 1922, when fire took hold and every building became a blazing inferno following shelling by pro-Treaty Free State forces.
Her father was a Fenian as was her uncle John Daly. Her brother Ned Daly was executed for his part in the Easter 1916 Rising. Her sister, Kathleen, was married to Tom Clarke, who was also executed for the 1916 Rising.
Her uncle John Daly established a bakery at 26 William Street, Limerick. After he became incapacitated she ran the bakery. She gave jobs in the family bakery business to two Dublinmen, Peadar Dunne and Peadar McMahon, on their release from Frongoch in December 1916. The police followed the activities of Madge Daly very closely because she provided her premises to the Volunteers for training exercises.
Madge had previously worked in the millinery department at Cannocks.
She was a founder member of and a dominant force in Cumann na mBan in Limerick city, and became the President of Cumann na mBan in Limerick, She was the driving force of the branch.. She was active throughout the revolutionary period. The history of Cumann na mBan in Limerick is inextricably intertwined with the history of the Daly family. They dominated the organisation in Limerick. Laura Daly was also a member of the committee. Madge served as President for almost all of the period from initiation in 1914 until disbandment in 1924. The only exception was a spell in 1921 when the newly widowed Kate O’Callaghan was unanimously elected President for the year. As well as Madge and Laura, their sisters Kathleen, Agnes, Caroline and Nora were all heavily involved. The activities of the branch centred around the Daly women and their home.
During the Easter Rising in 1916, Madge was bitterly disappointed at the lack of action in Limerick city and, along with Laura, travelled to Dublin. Madge, Laura and Agnes acted as intermediaries, carrying messages from Pearse to local Volunteers in the city and county. The Daly home was raided and searched by the RIC on 11 May 1916; during the War of Independence, an RIC inspector described the house as a ‘veritable wasp’s nest of Sinn Fein.’
During the Civil War, the very last group of anti-Treatyite republicans to leave the New Barracks on Lord Edward Street (now Sarsfield Barracks) were the women of Cumann na mBan led by Madge Daly. This was on 22 July 1922, when fire took hold and every building became a blazing inferno following shelling by pro-Treaty Free State forces.
Her father was a Fenian as was her uncle John Daly. Her brother Ned Daly was executed for his part in the Easter 1916 Rising. Her sister, Kathleen, was married to Tom Clarke, who was also executed for the 1916 Rising.
Her uncle John Daly established a bakery at 26 William Street, Limerick. After he became incapacitated she ran the bakery. She gave jobs in the family bakery business to two Dublinmen, Peadar Dunne and Peadar McMahon, on their release from Frongoch in December 1916. The police followed the activities of Madge Daly very closely because she provided her premises to the Volunteers for training exercises.
Madge had previously worked in the millinery department at Cannocks.
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