Kathleen Clarke (11 April 1878–29 September 1972) was an Irish Sinn Féin and later Fianna Fáil politician who served for as a TD for the Dublin Mid constituency and was the first female Lord Mayor of Dublin. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; commonly translated roughly into English as Soldiers of Destiny (though the more literal translation is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland),¹ is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... The Mansion House The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the symbolic head of the city government in the capital of Ireland. ...

Born Kathleen Daly in Limerick, she was the widow of Tom Clarke, one of those executed for his part in the 1916 Rising and preferred to be known as Caitlín Bean Uí Chléirigh (Mrs Tom Clarke) and had this inscription on her headstone. Tom Clarke had met her uncle, John Daly, while in prison, and married Kathleen, 21 years his junior, on his release in 1898. Her younger brother Edward Daly was also executed for taking part in the rising. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Thomas James Clarke (March 11, 1857-May 3, 1916) was an Irish revolutionary leader and was perhaps the man most responsible for the Easter Rising of 1916. ... (Redirected from 1916 Rising) The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Casca) was a militarily unsuccessful rebellion staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday in April 1916. ...

After her marriage she became active in politics was a founder of Cumann na mBan in 1914. She was elected unopposed as a Sinn Féin TD to the Second Dáil in the May 1921 elections. She failed to be re-elected in the 1922 general election but was re-elected to the short-lived 5th Dáil in the June 1927 election. She again lost her seat in the September 1927 election and did not regain it. She contested the 1948 general election on behalf of Clann na Poblachta. Cumann na mBan (IPA: ; literally Womens League) was an Irish republican womens paramilitary organisation formed in April 1914 as an auxiliary of the Irish Volunteers (IV). ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... The Second Dáil was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 16th August, 1921 until 8th June, 1922. ... Two elections in Ireland took place in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. ... A general election took place in southern Ireland in 16 June 1922 under the provisions of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to elect a constituent assembly paving the way for the establishment of the Irish Free State. ... This is a list of the 153 members who were elected to the 5th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Irish Free State. ... See also: Government of the 5th Dáil Categories: Elections in Ireland | 1927 ... The Irish general election of September 1927 was held on September 15, 1927. ... The Irish general election of 1948 was held on February 4, 1948. ... Clann na Poblachta (literally meaning Family of the Republic) was an Irish republican political party founded by former IRA Chief of Staff Sean MacBride in 1946. ...

Following her failure to be elected to the Dáil in 1927 she was elected to the Free State Seanad Éireann in 1928 and retained her her seat in two subsequent elections until it was abolished in 1936. Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

She was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1939–1941 The Mansion House The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the symbolic head of the city government in the capital of Ireland. ...

Following her death aged 94 in 1972 she received the rare honour of a state funeral. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... State funerals in the Republic of Ireland and predecessor states since independence in 1921 have taken place on the following occasions: Former Taoiseach John A. Costello did not receive a state funeral, at the request of his family. ...

External links

• GoneButNotForgotten.ie - Profile
• ElectionsIreland.org - Electoral History
• Oireahtas Members Database - Profile