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

Anne Devlin - Infinite Women

Marriage, Decline and Death - Anne Devlin

The Rebellion of 1803.

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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