FRANKFORT AVENUE

FRANKFORT AVENUE RATHGAR DUBLIN 6

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FRANKFORT AVENUE [RATHGAR DUBLIN 6]

My Grandmother claimed that Cornelius Ryan lived in the first house on Frankfort Avenue but to the best of my knowledge he lived in the US and I cannot find any evidence that he lived in Rathgar.

Cornelius Ryan was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974).

Today I discovered Number 1 was once home to Constance Gore-Booth, who on her marriage to the Polish painter Count Markievicz took the title and became Countess Markievicz. Before she became a political activist she was very involved in the artistic life of the city. Her friends included Walter Osborne, John Butler Yeats and Sarah Purser.

Her advice to other Irish women was “dress suitably in short skirts and strong boots, leave your jewels in the bank and buy a revolver”,

As my Grandmother was involved in activities relating to 1916 and the War of Independence I do not understand why she never mentioned the countess.
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