1892 Margaret Skinnider was born near Glasgow. Margaret, a maths teacher smuggled detonators around her body to Dublin, was a sniper in the Rising (shot thrice), ran safe houses in WoI & was Paymaster General of the IRA during the Civil War.

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#OnThisDay 1892 Margaret Skinnider was born near Glasgow. Margaret, a maths teacher smuggled detonators around her body to Dublin, was a sniper in the Rising (shot thrice), ran safe houses in WoI & was Paymaster General of the IRA during the Civil War. #Ireland #History

11:49 AM · May 28, 2025

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