Most people know Maud Gonne from the poetry she inspired in Ireland’s national poet, WB Yeats, but Gonne was muse to many others too.

Politically radicalised aged 19 by  a heartless eviction, Maud Gonne devoted herself for six decades to speaking for the voiceless, fighting injustice, and championing true freedom for the Irish people, particularly women, children, and prisoners.

She also participated in the Irish literary renaissance as artist, writer, performer, and patron.

And was a philanthropist to a wide variety of causes, from the United Irishman nationalist newspaper to theatre performances through the women’s group she founded, Inghinidhe na hEireann (Daughters of Ireland).

A muse to many and in every sense of the word. 

Our society is dedicated to ensuring that her legacy lives on in Ireland and around the world.