The Troubles Podcast

The Millionaire Heiress Turned Paramilitary

01.26.2021 - By Oisin FeeneyPlay

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Rose Dugdale is an Englishwoman born into an extremely wealthy family and had a comfortable, lavish life ahead of her. But instead, she chose to join the IRA and stage an ambitious bombing raid and one of the most talked-about art heists in Irish History.  This is her story. SOURCES:Article about the art theft:https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rose-dugdale-the-british-heiress-who-joined-the-ira-stole-two-vermeers-wk2mqdv3tSecond article about the heist and sentencing:https://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/26/archives/british-millionaires-daughter-sentenced-to-9-years-in-art-thefts.htmlIrish language documentary about Rose called 'Mná an IRA - Episode 1':https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czlVSwwuLJc&ab;_channel=AnGhaeilgeAnother article about the heist:https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/no-regrets-for-renegade-ira-art-robber-rose-Rose-30238446.htmlArticle about the kidnap of Tiede Herrema:https://web.archive.org/web/20071120144708/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2005/10/19/story213067566.aspArticle about her life: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8704105/She-debutante-turned-IRA-bomber-whos-frame-infamous-1970s-art-heist.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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