Louise Gavan Duffy
| Louise Gavan Duffy | |
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| Born |
17 July 1884 Cimiez, France |
| Died | 12 October 1969 (aged 85) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Luíse Ghabhánach Ní Dhufaigh |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Educator, Suffragist, Nationalist |
| Known for | Founding Ireland's first Gaelscoil |
Louise Gavan Duffy (Irish: Luíse Ghabhánach Ní Dhufaigh, 17 July 1884 – 12 October 1969) was a suffragist and Irish nationalist who was present in the General Post Office, the main headquarters during the 1916 Easter Rising, as well as an educator, Irish language enthusiast and Gaelic revivalist who set up the first Gaelscoil in Ireland.
Duffy was born in Cimiez, France into an Irish family which was both strongly Catholic and staunchly nationalist. Her father and brothers were important figures in political and legal spheres. She was raised in France in a well to do and culturally vibrant house and with exposure to political ideas and people.
Interested in languages Duffy became an enthusiast for the Irish language and moved to Ireland to learn it and to teach, eventually setting up the first Irish Language school in 1917. She was one of the first women to get a degree from University College Dublin when she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1911.
Her interest in women's suffrage and Irish nationalism meant that she was closely connected with those movements and other similar minded women in Ireland. She became a founding member of two of Ireland's women's paramilitary republican organisations, Cumann na mBan and Cumann na Saoirse. She was in the midst of the fighting during the Irish Easter Rebellion in 1916 and was part of the unsuccessful deputation to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson for support for Irish independence.
Duffy was born in France, the daughter of Irish nationalist Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, one of the founders of The Nation and his third wife, Louise (née Hall).Her father had been repeatedly tried for treason and sedition due to his actions as a nationalist. Eventually he moved to Australia where he became the 8th Premier of Victoria. Finally he retired to France.
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