Mná na Léinte Gorma

In 1930s Ireland, thousands of women stepped into history wearing blue blouses. Loyal, organised and fiercely committed, they stood with the Blueshirts as the country edged towards chaos. Led locally by figures such as Kathleen Browne and Bridget Mary Redmond, they built branches in every county, marched, rallied and shaped a movement that would later be written out of memory. Were they patriots, opportunists, or part of something far more dangerous?