Nan Hogan- Her life in Cumann na mBan and Kilmainham Gaol among women of the Irish Revolution by Colm Liddy

Nan Hogan was a leading member of Cumann na mBan, the paramilitary organisation for women which played a decisive role in the Irish war of Independence. Nan was a crucial player behind the scenes in one of the war’s most violent districts. She was later jailed during the Civil War and served several months in Kilmainham. Famed as the prison and execution place of generations of nationalist men, at this point the gaol was strictly for women. Thus Nan became friendly with some of the most radical and influential women of the era. She shared a cell with Grace Gifford Plunkett whose tragic marriage has since become immortalised in a popular song. This book tells her story and is richly illustrated with 275 photos.