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Máire Comerford (1892-1982) was an Irish republican from County Wexford who witnessed central events in 1916-23 and remained a committed supporter of Cumann na mBan until her death. ==Early career to 1916== Comerford was born in Rathdrum, County Wicklow to a middle-class family. Her grandfather, Thomas Esmonde was awarded a V.C. for bravery in the Crimean war in 1854. On his return to Ireland he joined the Royal Irish Constabulary and was promoted to Deputy Chief Inspector. Her father James Comerford was the owner of the Comerford Mill in Rathdrum. She had two brothers (Thomas and Alexander) and one sister (Dymphia). Her father died when she was sixteen and in 1911 she was sent to London to a secretarial school. During this time she stayed in the Ladies club in Eccles Place. She returned to Ireland to live along with her mother in the home of her uncle in Wexford, T. L. Esmonde, around 1915 her mother rented a house in Courtown, Co Wexford to set up a school. She was in Dublin during the outbreak of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin and volunteered to aid Countess Markievicz in St Stephen's Green, but was turned away and carried despatches for the GPO garrison. She returned to Gorey after the rising and joined the local Sinn Féin branch where she worked alongside Sean Etchingham. She returned to Dublin shortly before the 1918 General election, where she worked on Roger Sweetman's election campaign. On 21 January 1919 she attended the Round room at the Mansion House, witnessing the creation of the First Dail by the twenty-seven TDs present.〔(Dail roll 21 January 1919 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maire Comerford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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