Trilogy of Banners: 100 Years of Irish Women
Artists patches Banner detail
The reverse side of Saint Brigid’s Banner consists of a grid of individual patches created by the Collective and invited artists representing diverse aspects of women’s history and experience from 1923 - 2023. Titles and contributors are:
Top row from Left
1. Camille Souter, painter (1929 - 2023) by Alice Maher.
2. Beady pocket by Teresa Corcoran, textile print by her daughter Jane Ward.
3. “Triple Moon” symbol representing women, nature and cyclical change by Demelza Lynn.
4. “Time Out” representing women’s work; making, recycling and repair by Joyce Little.
Second row from Left
5. Grace Gifford Plunkett, artist and revolutionary (1888 -1955) by Rowen Carr.
6. Mary Smith (nee Burke) business women and great grandmother by Vicky Smith.
7. Inmate of Galway Womens Prison 1923 by Rowena Carr.
8. Eileen Gray, Irish designer (1878 - 1976) by Marielle McLeman.
Third row from Left
9. Alice Jacqueline Perry, County Engineer for Galway (1885 – 1969), by Louise Manifold.
10. Constance Markievicz, Revolutionary politician (1868 - 1927) by Áine Phillips.
11. Evie Hone, artist (1894 - 1955) by Petra Bhreathnach.
12. Emily Anderson, code breaker (1891 - 1962) by Ashla Ward.
Fourth row from Left
13. Toyen, Czech LGBTQ artist (1902 - 1980) by Sona Smedkova.
14. Sheela na Gig (11th century) by Ruby Wallis.
15. May Joyce Monaghan (1890 - 1966) with daughters, Oughterard 1923, by Helen Monaghan.
16. Teresa Flynn (1952-2019) Victim of Church. Extract or writings from her daughter
by Helen Flynn,
Bottom row from Left
17. “Victims of Domestic Violence” by Anita Dillon,
18. “In her shoes” (Repeal the 8th Amendment campaign 2018) by Clare Smyth,
19. Sinéad O’Connor, singer-songwriter and producer (1966 - 2023) by Kat Cope,
20. Rose Marie Maughan Traveller Activist by Breda Mayock,