Friday 25 September 2015

Mollie Langley (nee Kelly)

Liam married Mary Kelly (Mollie) on 4th July 1927 in the Church of Our Lady of the Visitation, Fairview, Dublin 3.  His friend Barney Mellows was his best man.
Liam and Mary had 6 children, one of whom died in infancy.  Two of his children married, there are 14 grandchildren. 
Currently there are 29 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren.
During his time interned in Newbridge Mollie sent many letters to Liam. She did her best to keep his spirits up in extremely difficult times.  Mollie and her sister Kathleen kept watch for Liam's release, firstly outside Mountjoy where Liam was help until 31 Dec 1922.  Instead of release he was sent to Newbridge internment camp on New Year's Eve 1922.  Both women kept up the watch going to Amiens Street train station on a daily basis to see if he appeared on the train bringing released prisoners up from Kildare.  Mollie and Kathleen took turns with one of them watching the afternoon train and the other the evening train.  The prisoners were released without warning and thus could not advise relatives that they were on the way home.  Liam's release did not come until after he spent time on hunger strike along with other Republican internees.  Liam was released from Newbridge Internment Camp on 14 Dec 1923.


Mollie and Liam Wedding Photo 4th July 192
Mollie, centre back, with her parents,
brothers and sisters
(Photo Liam Langley)



Mollie and Liam late 1950s

Thursday 24 September 2015

Na Fianna Eireann Last Meetings Countess Martkievicz June 1927

Countess Markievicz continued to attend meetings of the Executive Council of Na Fianna Eireann until two weeks before she passed away.  The following are extracts from the minute book of Na Fianna Eireann Executive Council meetings that Madame attended at the time. Liam Langley Collection



Minutes of last meeting signed by
 Countess de Markievicz 14.6.27
Last meeting presided on by Madame
28.6.27

Minutes of Na Fianna Eireann Executive Council following the death of Countess Markievicz


18/7/1927
Liam Langley Presiding
         The minutes of the previous meeting haveing been read and signed the meeting adjourned after passing a vote of sympathy with Count Markievicz and family on the death of Madame Markievicz the Chief and Founder of the Organisation.
         As an additional mark of respect it was decided to postpone the Annual Ard-Fheis originally fixed for Sunday,31st July, 1927 until further notice.
                                         Liam T. O'Laonlach


Minutes of meeting passing a vote of sympathy with
Countess de Markievicz's husband 18.7.27

Tuesday 1 September 2015

Countess Markiewicz

Countess Markiewicz in Fianna Éireann uniform
Photo taken by Liam Langley possibly in her home Surrey House, Rathmines.
Held in Langley Private Collection


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COUNTESS MARKIEVICZ

Countess Markievicz (Polish: Markiewicz; née Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 – 15 July 1927)  founder of Na Fianna Éireann, a revolutionary, nationalist, suffragette, socialist, and  an Irish Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil politician.  In December 1918, she was the first woman elected to the British House of Commons, though she did not take her seat and, along with the other Sinn Féin TDs, formed the first Dáil Éireann. She was also one of the first women in the world to hold a cabinet position (Minister for Labour of the Irish Republic, 1919–1922).