Tag Archive: St Ultans Hospital

Sep 06

Kathleen Lynn: the rebel doctor and the North Docks – A history and appreciation

Kathleen Lynn painting by Tara Kearns (aged 18 , North Wall)

“A very busy evening…not home until very late.”     On Thursday evening, the 8th June 1916, word spread among dockside workers that a very special republican prisoner was about to be deported. As the prisoner arrived on the quays a great cheer went up from the gathering crowd. The prisoner in question was Doctor Kathleen …

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Jul 11

“Kathleen Lynn , a Truly Radical Woman” – Saturday July 18th –

Lynn poster

On Saturday the 18th July the East Wall History Group will host the inaugural Sarah Lundberg Summer School. Held in conjunction with the Alternative Visions Oral History project, the event is in honour of our friend and colleague Sarah Lundberg,  an Archivist , Historian and publisher  who tragically passed away last year. The topic of …

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Mar 28

“Kathleen Lynn, a Truly Radical Woman” : Summer School – July 18th 2015

01 lynn in ultans

  “Kathleen Lynn, a Truly Radical Woman” Saturday July 18th – The 1st Sarah Lundberg Summer School, The Sean O’Casey Theatre, East Wall 10am to 4pm.   Last year the East Wall History Group was shocked by the untimely passing of our friend and colleague Sarah Lundberg. We have decided to honour her memory by …

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