A portrait of Dublin's first female Lord Mayor has been unveiled in Dublin City Council's chamber.
Kathleen Clarke was unveiled yesterday evening on the 50th anniversary of her death. Artist Gareth Reid’s painting is the first portrait commissioned by Dublin City Council in over 100 years.
A founding member of Cumann na mBan, Kathleen Clarke made history when she was elected as the first woman Lord Mayor of Dublin on June 27, 1939. She was the daughter of a prominent Fenian family, and her husband Tom Clarke was the first signatory of the 1916 Proclamation.
