In June of 2006 the National 1916 Commemoratrion Committee marked the unveiling of a headstone for Josephine McGowan who, as a volunteer of Cumann Na mBan, fought in the Marrowbone Lane garrison during the Easter Rising. Josephine was imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol during the period of the executions of the Provisional Government. Having passed away in 1918 she, along with her father who died a mere six days later, lay in an unmarked grave in Glasnevin cemetery Dublin for almost ninety years. Due to the diligence of familly members, and with the assistance of the National 1916 Commemoration Committee, this unfortunate circumstance has now been rectified. The grave is now in the official care of the National Graves Association.
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