Bridget Connolly: Ireland's Forgotten Warrior of the 1916 Rising

By Mary Kelly

Bridget Connolly: Ireland's Forgotten Warrior of the 1916 Rising

A forgotten heroine's extraordinary journey from displaced farm girl to revolutionary legend.

In 1890s Ireland, young Bridget Connolly watches British bailiffs destroy her family's home, igniting a fury that will reshape a nation. Forced to flee rural County Carlow for the slums of Dublin, she transforms from powerless refugee into one of Ireland's most dangerous revolutionaries.

From storing German rifles in her flat to fighting in the iconic Easter Rising of 1916, Bridget risks everything for Irish freedom. She carries dispatches under sniper fire, leads women from the burning General Post Office, and becomes so feared by authorities that she's classified as a "danger to public safety." Through civil war, imprisonment, and decades of quiet resistance, she never wavers in her commitment to complete independence.

Told in Bridget's own voice, this sweeping biographical novel spans nearly a century of Irish history-from British colonial oppression through the birth of modern Ireland. Based on the true story of a remarkable woman whose contributions were "Eirebrushed" from official history for decades, it reveals how ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things when freedom hangs in the balance.

A testament to courage, sacrifice, and the power of unwavering principle, Bridget's story illuminates one of history's most successful independence movements through the eyes of those who lived it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FP5HVQ8D
• ISBN13: 9798262732494
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"