Jennie Shanahan
Jennie Shanahan (1897 – 29 December 1936), was a member of the Irish Citizen Army and fought in the Easter Rising and the Irish War of Independence. Life and activism Born to Mr and Mrs Michael Shanahan in 1897, Jane was better known as Jennie or Jinny. Her family had lived in a one-room tenement in Mercer Street. She came from a large family but five of her brothers and sisters died young. She got a job working at the Jacob's Biscuit Factory. She was an active leader of the Irish Women Workers' Union and caught up in the Lock out. She joined the Irish Citizen Army in 1913 where women were treated as more equals than was typical for the time and as a result she took part in army manoeuvres and recruit training. When the Easter Rising occurred she had been manager of the co-operative shop in Liberty Hall. As a soldier in the ICA, she was sent to take Dublin Castle under the command of Sean Connolly. The attempt failed and they returned to City Hall which they held for the next day. On the roof of the building she saw the death of her commander to