Cérbh í Máire Ní Raghallaigh?

Cérbh í Máire Ní Raghallaigh?
Rugadh Máire Ní Raghallaigh i gcontae na Mí in 1867 agus d’aistrigh a muintir go contae Chill Dara agus í óg, áit a raibh cónaí uirthi ar feadh 30 bliain. Bhí ról lárnach aici i mbunú na chéad chraoibhe de Chonradh na Gaeilge i Nás na Ríogh i 1901 agus bhí sí ana ghníomhach i ngluaiseacht na Gaeilge agus i ngluaiseacht na saoirse i gcoitinne. Is beag aitheantas atá faighte aici, áfach, don mhórobair a rinne sí ar son na tíre. Más mian leat tuilleadh a fháil amach fúithi agus a gaol le Pádraig Mac Piarais, bunú ghluaiseacht an Fháinne, a ról in 1916 agus a saol trí Ghaeilge bí linn i leabharlann Nás na Ríogh Dé Céadaoin an 19ú Lúnasa.

Who was Máire Ní Raghallaigh?
Máire Ní Raghallagh was born in Meath in 1867 and moved with her family to county Kildare when a young girl, where she lived for 30 years. She had a central role in the founding of the first branch of Conradh na Gaeilge in Naas in 1901 and was very active in the Irish-language and freedom movement in general. She has been very little recognised, however, for the huge work she did for this country. If you’d like to find out more about her and her connection to Patrick Pearse, the “Fáinne” movement, her role in the War of Independence and her life through Irish, join us in Naas Library on Wednesday 19th August at 6pm.