10 Facts About Kathleen O'Brennan

Kathleen O'Brennan was an Irish campaigner for Irish independence in the US, a journalist and a playwright.

Kathleen O'Brennan's sister Aine O'Brennan married Eamonn Ceannt and her younger sister Lily O'Brennan was a writer and playwright.

Kathleen O'Brennan's father died in 1880, her mother in 1930.

Kathleen O'Brennan was appointed Dublin correspondent to the London Times and went on to submit work regularly to the Irish Times and the Irish Tatler.

Kathleen O'Brennan didn't let her absence from Dublin prevent her from working hard to ensure the success of Ireland's bid for independence.

Kathleen O'Brennan's lectures included details she got from her sisters and photos of Eamonn Ceannt and his son, Ronan.

Kathleen O'Brennan became involved in the IWW through Dr Marie Equi, with whom she had a romantic relationship.

When Equi was arrested, Kathleen O'Brennan worked to see her released and continued to agitate until her own arrest in 1919 during the Red Scare.

Kathleen O'Brennan departed to Canada on a lecture tour in July 1921 and by June 1922 was living back in Dublin.

Kathleen O'Brennan is buried in Dean's Grange Cemetery with her sister Lily.