Maud Gonne MacBride (Irish: Maud Nic Ghoinn Bean Mac Giolla Bhríghde, 21 December 1866 – 27 April 1953) was an English-born Irish republican revolutionary, suffragette and actress. Of Anglo-Irish descent, she was won over to Irish nationalism by the plight of evicted people in the Land Wars. She also actively agitated for Home Rule. She is well known for being the muse and long-time love interest of Irish poet W. B. Yeats.
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Maud Gonne MacBride 21 December 1866 Tongham, England
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Died |
27 April 1953 (aged 86) Clonskeagh, Republic of Ireland
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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