Following Her Path: A Walking Tour of Ireland's Remarkable Women

21/09/2019

What a great culture night! Beautiful weather, smiling faces and a lot of remarkable women. Big thanks to the organisers of Culture Night, TheJournal.ie for their shout out and all the lovely people who came out!

25/11/2018

Great LGBTQ history tour today with Tonie Walsh.
Going out on a cold day is always a challenge but it was absolutely worth it! This was part of the Dublin Human Rights Festival but I hope it will take place again in the future.
On this picture Tonie is just in front of Project art centre where his show will run till the end of next week 😀

29/09/2018

I am trilled I got to go to the first q***r tour of Kilmainham goal Museum Dublin. I have a soft spot for stories that were left out of history books and this tour was a treat! Keep an eye out for it!

16/09/2018

Hi all,
Culture night is now fully booked, but if you have missed out I will run the tour the week after as usual at 11 on 29th.

11/09/2018

While on my holidays I saw this absolute gem of women's history. This is Hristina Hranova. The first known female life guard. She was a lifeguard for 17 years in Varna Bulgaria and saved the lives of 54 people. She was also a midlife and delivered over 3000 babies! What a lady! As if that was not enough she swam from one end of the Varna bay to the other and established a 5km swimming competition that is still held every year.

01/09/2018

I am having lots of fun deciding what I will do at the Dublin Festival of History . The program is out now and booking early is the smart thing to do 😀

30/08/2018

Hi All, I am on my holidays for a few weeks, so the next tour will be on Culture Night. Make sure to book on their website :) 😎

23/08/2018

I deliberately left the Magdalene Laundries out of the tour. It is a story I didn't feel I could do justice in a short walking tour. I am struggling to believe such a thing existed so recently.
This 45 min documentary is a good opportunity to hear the stories of the women who spent time in the laundries.
North Inner City Folklore Project

Personal accounts from women who spent their adult lives in the convent of Our Lady of Refuge, the Gloucester Street Magdalene Laundry. This 45 min documentary was broadcast on RTÉ Radio in 1990

22/08/2018

Trilled to be taking part in Culture Night this year! It is the first one for me and I am honoured to be part of such an amazing event! The program is out now! 😀😍😆😍

20/08/2018

A fascinating story of a French opera singer who enjoys fencing and gets in trouble with the law quite a bit :)
Talking of breaking societal norms!

Julie d'Aubigny (1670/1673–1707), better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, was a 17th-century swordswoman and opera singer. Her tumultuous career and flamboyant life were the subject of gossip and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous portrayals afterwards. Théophile G...

18/08/2018

Good morning :) It is the first day of Heritage Week. I am very excited! If you fancy kicking it off with some women's history, join me at 11!

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10/08/2018

Wow 200 likes :) Thank you so much everyone! I will run the tour for the next 3 weeks before my holidays. Hope to see you soon 🤣🎉

07/08/2018

"The woman on the wheel is altogether a novelty, and is essentially a product of the last decade of the century, she is riding to greater freedom, to a nearer equality with man, to the habit of taking care of herself, and to new views on the subject of clothes philosophy." The Columbian newspaper, 1895

Good for the environment and instrumental in women's liberation! Aren't bikes just great? 🚴‍♀️💨

The technology craze of the 1890s meant fashion freedom and transportation independence.

04/08/2018

What a nice morning for a walk! Who is up for some women history at 11 🤸😀

03/08/2018

Love this quote! This is very much why I started 'Following Her Path' :)
"In my understanding, the women's movement is first and foremost about memory. It is about remembering the women who lived, who struggled, worked and loved before us, including the ones we have never heard about." Elif Shafak, Fifty Shades of Feminism (and quoted in 'I Call Myself a Feminist')

28/07/2018

The tour is cancelled today for the weather ☔️ If you still fancy learning about women in history (indoors!), Charlot Kristensen Illustration will be selling her Black Women In History zine at DCAF in Generator Hostel Smithfield today. We had the pleasure to meet Charlot and hear her talk about race and representation at the Body Battleground exhibition in A4 studios.
For those on the South side the National Print Museum will have a curator's talk at 14:30 of their temporary exhibition 'Print Protest and the Polls' commemorating the Irish suffragette movement.

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28/07/2018

Hi all. It is not the best day for a walk, but I will be at the main gate St. Stephen's green at 11. Hope to see some brave faces :)

23/07/2018

Thanks to the Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events) for adding me this week :)

15/07/2018

Hello and welcome to Following Her Path: A walking tour of Ireland's remarkable women. This walking tour takes you on a journey of discovery of the women who shaped Ireland through the centuries, while you casually stroll through Dublin city center.
This is a tip-based free event, you are not required to make a payment but any donations will help me go on provide the tour for free.

We meet on Saturday at 11 am at St. Stephen's Green main gate. To book you place please follow the link bellow and keep an eye out for any event updates. Hope to see you soon :)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/following-her-path-17555023951