Constance Georgine Gore-Booth was born ... at the age of 25, she met her husband, Casimir Dunin-Markievicz. The couple had only one child, Maeve Allys, who was also born in Lissadell in 1901.

This week, we’re paying tribute to Constance Markievicz, who blazed a trail for female politicians by winning a seat in the British Parliament just months after women secured the vote in 1918.