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New Statues Unveiled at Belfast City Hall to Mary Ann McCracken and Winifred Carney

Two new statues in the Grounds of Belfast City Hall have been unveiled on Friday March 8th to coincide with International Women’s Day.Created by Rolf Sander they commemorate Winifred Carney who died in 1943 and who was a Suffragist,Trade Unionist and Irish Republican who was born in Bangor but raised on the Falls Road.She was in charge of the women’s section of the Irish Workers Textile Union before becoming a friend and personal secretary to James Connolly. Secondly there is Mary Ann McCracken who was a Belfast-born businesswoman, social reformer ,anti-slavery campaigner and supporter ofthe United Irishmen who lived from 1770 to 1866. Sister of Henry Joy Mc Cracken she was a founding member of the Belfast Harp Society.