{"id":277,"date":"2016-01-22T17:39:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T17:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/enniscorthy1916.ie\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2016-01-22T17:39:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T17:39:37","slug":"una-brennan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/enniscorthy1916.ie\/?page_id=277","title":{"rendered":"Una Brennan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Una Brennan was born Anastasia Bolger in 1888, the eldest of six children of John Bolger and Johanna Whitty. The family lived at Coolnaboy in the parish of Oylegate. Una was a nationalist and feminist. In 1908 she persuaded William Sears, editor of The Echo, to give her a monthly column in the newspaper. This was a huge step for a woman at that time. Women\u2019s rights in the home and in public life were her main concern. She became a member of Inghinidhe na h\u00c9ireann (Daughters of Ireland), a radical nationalist women\u2019s organisation and became its Secretary. It merged with Cumann na mBan in 1914. She was also among the first female members of the IRB. 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