Abstract
espanol2014 marco el centenario de Cumann nanBan, la organizacion femenina republicana irlandesa. Mientras un reciente numero de publicaciones han tratado sobre la primera decada de Cumann na mBan, su existencia en la segunda mitad del siglo XX ha sido ampliamente ignorada por la literatura academica. Sin embargo, las mujeres jugaron un papel fundamental en la lucha republicana y muchas de estas mujeres mantuvieron posiciones de influencia en el Movimiento Republicano Irlandes. Con esto en mente, el articulo trata el papel de Cumann na mBan dentro del llamado Movimiento Provisional Republicano entre 1969 y 1986. A partir de 25 entrevistas de historia orales con antiguas componentes de la organizacion, se aborda la pertenencia a la estructura y actividades de la organizacion, examinando el papel de las mujeres en el movimiento republicano lrlandes, junto con un numero de cuestiones hasta ahora minimizadas en la historiografia de las activistas femeninas del movimiento republicano irlandes que, sin duda proporcionaran a estudiantes y academicos material util para investigaciones futuras sobre Cumann na mBan. El objetivo fundamental del articulo es introducir y situar Cumann na mBan dentro de la historiografia del reciente conflicto de Irlanda del Norte. English2014 marked the centenary of Cumann na mBan, the Irish Republican women’s organisation. While a number of recent publications have dealt with the first decade of Cumann na mBan, its existence in the second half of the 20th century has largely been neglected by academics. However, women played an integral part in the Republican struggle and many of these women held influential positions in the Irish Republican Movement. With this in mind, the article will discuss the role of Cumann na mBan within the so-called Provisional Republican Movement between 1969 and 1986. Based on 25 Oral History interviews with former members of the women’s organisation, the membership structure of the organisation and its activities will be discussed. In particular, the role of women in the Irish Republican Movement will be examined along with a number of other factors which have hitherto been largely underplayed in the historiography of women activists in the Irish Republican Movement. This will provide students and academics with literature for further in-depth research on Cumann na mBan. In essence, the aim of the article is to introduce Cumann na mBan into the historiography of the recent conflict in the North of Ireland.