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She was one of the key figures of Irish Independence, known in her lifetime as The Irish Joan of Arc. But somehow, history only remembers Maud Gonne as the woman who wouldn’t marry WB Yeats. More recently, a BBC headline called her “Ireland’s heroine who had sex in her baby’s tomb.” Both those things are true, but… her real story is even more bonkers – and of course, so much more amazing.
Join us with guest Orna Ross to put Maud Gonne back in her rightful place, among the founders of modern Ireland.
Join the Kickstarter Campaign for a special edition of A Life Before benefitting the movement to memorialize Maud Gonne in Dublin!
by J.E. Purdy
George Eastman House Collection
National Library of Ireland
Orna Ross is an award-winning Irish novelist and poet whose books explore creative expansion and the rebalance of male and female forces. An international bestseller, her writing awards include the Goethe Grand Prize for Historical Fiction and the Gold Literary Titan award for poetry, and she has been named one of the Top 100 People in Publishing for her work with ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. She was born and raised in Wexford, in the south-east of Ireland, and now lives in St Leonard’s on Sea, in the south-east of England, within working reach of London. Her motto is: “When in doubt, be braver.”
Music featured in this episode provided by:
Selections from Canyon Sunrise by Andy Reiner and Jon Sousa, plus E’s Jammy Jams, Jesse Gallagher, Doug Maxwell, Wayne Jones, Kevin MacLeod, and Audionautix.
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