Bridget Redmond

Bridget Mary Redmond (née Mallick; 30 October 1904 – 3 May 1952) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal and Fine Gael politician,[1] as well as a member of Eoin O'Duffy's radical Blueshirts paramilitary.

Growing up, she studied at an Ursuline school in Waterford City between 1916 and 1922, where she earned the nickname "Tiny" due to her small stature.

A talented singer and sportswoman, she lived the typical life of the daughter of wealthy landowners until her marriage to Captain William Redmond on 18 November 1930.

The only son of one of the most well-known politicians in Ireland in that era, John Redmond, William was introduced to Bridget by mutual friends.

William, who had served with the British Army during World War I, successfully followed his recently deceased father into politics immediately afterwards.

In 1933 Redmond publicly expressed the view that a thirty-two-county republic was impossible, and accused the Government of driving the two sections of Ireland further apart.

William Redmond, seen here in c. 1918 in his army uniform