A plaque was unveiled on Rooskey Bridge on Sunday to commemorate the life and times of Bridie Clyne (1898-1971), an ‘Irish Revolutionary’.
The plaque was erected by her son, Proinsias O’Rathaille, as a 1916 Relatives Centenary Initiative, and unveiled by Leitrim County Councillor Des Guckian.
Cllr. Guckian said that Bridie Clyne was reared beside Killianiker Bridge (Dromod side).
“Her ancestors were noted nationalists. In 1798, John Clyne saved many rebels fleeing from Ballinamuck. In the land war 1870 to 1889, a second John Clyne was on the Annaduff Land League committee”.
Bridie went to Dublin, where, as a member of Cumann na mBan, she took a prominent part in the fight for freedom. She married the son of The O’Rathaille, the only leader of 1916 who died in action.
Their son, Proinsias O’Rathaille, was present for the plaque unveiling last Sunday, which was attended by other family members, a number of public representatives and members of the public.
