Máire Drumm
Máire Drumm (22 October 1919 – 28 October 1976) was the vice-president of Sinn Féin and a commander in Cumann na mBan. She was killed by Ulster loyalists while recovering from an eye operation in Belfast's Mater Hospital.
Máire Drumm | |
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Drumm during an interview with the BBC in 1976 | |
| Born | Máire McAteer 22 October 1919 Newry, Ireland |
| Died | 28 October 1976 (aged 57) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Cause of death | Assassination by gunshots |
| Known for | Civil rights leader, public orator and figurehead of the republican movement |
| Title | Vice-President of Sinn Féin |
| Term | 1972–1976 |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Jimmy Drumm (1946-her death) |
| Children | Séamus, Seán, Margaret, Catherine and Máire |
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