FionnulaMacWatching #TG4 documentary #RadicalHearts about lesbian couples in the War of Independence, I think there’s an untold (afaik) of the radicals in more recent Irish history eg in the 50s - the socialists, the republicans, the intellectuals, the theatre people, the emerging feminists, in a conservative Catholic Ireland. They were always there, and many found each other. I remember stories my parents told.
@sinabhfuil It’s fascinating. Enjoying it while doing night tasks, but will have to watch the rest on catch up. Not a lot of contemporary footage or even photos of the women I suppose leading to the fillers. Interviewees are excellent #TG4 #RadicalHearts
Joanie with the Good Hair 😷Just gals bein' pals.
"Eva Gore Booth and Esther Roper lived together for most of their adult lives. They were activists together and wrote and worked alongside each other.
"They are buried together in a single grave under a quotation from Sappho."
(h/t @marymcauliffe)
#RadicalHearts #1916Rising #Ireland #MastoDaoine #AntiColonialism #Decolonisation #Independence
