Grace Gifford (1888-1955) - 0 views
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S Moran on 16 Sep 11Grace Vandeleur Plunkett, née Gifford (b. Dublin, 4 March 1888; d. Dublin, 13 December 1955) was a cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator who was active in the Republican movement. Her marriage to Joseph Plunkett, one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, a few hours before he was executed, is the subject of a popular Republican song, "Grace", written by Frank and Sean O'Meara in 1985.