In our third Westmeath Decade of Centenaries podcast, Dr Paul Hughes speaks to Marika MacCarvill, granddaughter of  Eileen MacCarvill (née McGrane). Eileen McGrane went to UCD and became a leading officer in the Dublin  university’s Cumann na mBan branch, but became best known for her close  working relationship with Michael Collins as his private secretary and  trusted intelligence confidante. Less known is the fact that Eileen was a native of Killucan, and a  former student of Loreto College, Mullingar – making her one of  Westmeath’s strongest connections to the revolutionary period.

More details on the War of Independence can be found at the Westmeath County Council Blog.