Fiona Plunkett
| Fiona Plunkett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Fiona Plunkett 1896 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 1977 (81 years old) Dublin, Ireland |
| Residence | Dubin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Mount Anville Secondary School |
Fiona Plunkett was an Irish republican involved in the organisation of the Easter 1916 Rising and a leading member of Cumann na mBan.
Fiona Plunkett was the daughter of George Noble Plunkett and Josephine Cranny and grew up on 26 Upper Fitzwilliam Street. She was the youngest of four daughters: Philomena, Mary, and Geraldine Plunkett. She also had three brothers, Jack, George and Joseph Plunkett (the latter two being signatories and participants in the Easter Rising proclamation).
Her religious status was determined by her father’s, who was a Roman Catholic. This would also influence where she was to later attend school to receive her education. Her father was the curator of the National Museum of Ireland, however he was forced to step down and exiled to Oxford following both his and his children's actions during the 1916 Rising. He later became a politician, being a member of the then newly formed Sinn Féin party. Her father’s political stance had likely influenced her political actions in 1922 Ireland. Although her family was heavily involved with politics, Plunkett only established her political career at the age of 26 during the Irish Civil War. Plunkett was engaged three times but never married, and died at the age of 81, in 1977 in a Dublin hospital of natural causes.
Opportunity for the Plunkett daughters was not as high as that of their brothers. Plunkett would sit in her brothers' lessons, in an attempt to receive an education. In her later years she attended the Sacred Heart Convent School situated at Lower Leeson Street, Dublin, Ireland - however she only spent a few terms there. Later on in her academic life, she attended a catholic girls school, Mount Anville Secondary School. Plunkett had access to a large collection of books owned by her father, which allowed her to read on various topics.
Plunkett's political beliefs were largely influenced by other members of her family, particularly her father and three brothers. She had Irish republican ideals, and these beliefs would influence her actions throughout much of her life. As a young girl, she was part of the group of women that provided food relief to the workers effected by the 1913 Dublin Lock-out.
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