Madeleine ffrench-Mullen
Madeleine ffrench-Mullen | |
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Madeleine ffrench-Mullen c. 1917 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1880 Malta |
| Died | 26 May 1944 (aged 63) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Labour activist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Irish Citizen Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Easter Rising |
Madeleine ffrench-Mullen (30 December 1880 – 26 May 1944) was an Irish revolutionary and labour activist who took part in the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916.
Ffrench-Mullen was a member of the radical nationalist women's organisation Inghinidhe na hÉireann. In 1913 during the Dublin Lock-out, she worked in the soup kitchen in Liberty Hall. She subsequently joined the Irish Citizen Army (ICA). In the Easter Rising she worked in a first-aid tent. She was arrested after the Rising but released the following month. She joined Sinn Féin and was elected to Rathmines District Council in 1920.