Sky Original documentary, Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters, hosted by singer-songwriter and poet, Imelda May, is to air this International Women’s Day, Friday 8 March on Sky Arts, Freeview and streaming-service NOW. The hour-long documentary tells the incredible story of two remarkable women, Susan (Lily) and Elizabeth (Lolly) Yeats who were the backbone
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To celebrate St Brigid s Day, Dr Billy Shorthall, research fellow at the Cuala Press project, shows us how St Brigid was celebrated in the visual art of Cuala Industries, a female run arts and crafts cooperative in the early 20th century.
A Gaelicised Virgin Mary doing a bit of ironing beside a red-headed baby Jesus and a bedraggled Father Time on Dublin’s quays are among some of the striking images featured in Christmas and New Year greeting cards produced in the early 20th century by Cuala Press.