Hellraisers Journal: Countess Markievicz, Joan of Arc of the Irish Rebels, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Submitted by JayRaye on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 12:30pmBut while Ireland is not free I remain a rebel,
unconverted and unconvertible.
-Countess Markievicz
unconverted and unconvertible.
-Countess Markievicz
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Saturday May 20, 1916
Dublin, Ireland - Countess Markievicz Seeks to Convert
From the The Wichita Beacon of May 18, 1916:
The Countess Markievicz, Joan of Arc of the Irish revolution, who kissed the revolver with which she killed a redcoat, and who [having escaped a death sentence] is now a life prisoner in Mountjoy, has indicated a desire to be baptized into the Catholic Church. The archbishop of her own church, the English establishment, offended her by appealing to the government for greater severity towards the rebels.
