Anne Devlin was a woman long remembered as a loyal housekeeper to an infamous revolutionary, when she was really a courier, conspirator and trusted rebel operative. In this episode, we look at Anne’s role in Robert Emmet’s uprising, the women who helped keep the revolution moving in secret, and the brutal price she paid for refusing to talk.
Written and hosted by Jenny Claffey. Researched by Karl O’Reilly.
Sources
Marriage, Decline and Death - Anne Devlin
NGA.ie - Graves - 1803 - Anne Devlin
Anne Devlin: The Woman Behind the Myth
Regency History Guide to the History of Ireland
Devlin, Anne | Dictionary of Irish Biography
Michael Collins’s women: spies, couriers and mothers – The Irish Times
On This Day: Irish patriot Robert Emmet executed in Dublin in 1803
Is this the face of Ireland’s lost patriot Robert Emmet? – The Irish Times
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