Lucy Agnes Smyth

**Lucy Agnes Smyth Byrne** (1882 &#x2013; 1972) jami'a ce a Cumann na mBan, wata ƙungiyar mata ta ' yan Republican ta Ireland, a lokacin tashin Easter na 1916. Ta taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin ƙungiyar a matsayinta na shugabar sashin reshenta na tsakiya, kuma daga ƙarshe a shekarun baya ta zama Laftanar ta 1.

## Rayuwar farko
An haifi Lucy Agnes Smyth a ranar 26 ga Satumba, 1882 a 107 Capel Street da ke Dublin. Mahaifinta James Peter Joseph Smyth ya kafa kamfanin tagulla ne, mahaifiyarta Mary Anne Smyth kuma mai kula da gida ce. A bisa kididdigar 1901, Lucy tana zaune tare da iyalinta a Titin Amiens. Tana da shekaru 18 kuma an sanya mata aikinta a matsayin mai sayar da kayayyaki na Millinery - a lokacin tana zaune tare da iyayenta, 'yar uwarta Isabella (28) da ɗan'uwanta James Leo (20). A lokacin ƙidayar jama'a ta 1911, wanda a lokacin mahaifinta ya mutu, iyayen Lucy suna da 'ya'ya 9, 5 daga cikinsu har yanzu suna raye - Lucy ita ce ƙarama. Lokacin da mahaifin Lucy ya mutu, ɗan'uwanta James Leo ya zama shugaban gidan. Lokacin da suka ƙaura zuwa gidan da ke Rutland Square, Rotunda, Dublin Lucy ta zama memba na St. Mary's Parish na gida a Rotunda West, Dublin. Lucy Smyth kuma mai iya magana da harshen Irish ce. A lokacin ƙidayar jama'a ta 1911, aikinta mai buga rubutu ne. 

Thomas F. Byrne da Smyth sun yi aure a ranar 28 ga Afrilu, 1919. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan sun yi aure, sai suka ƙaura zuwa Titin Upper Eccles da ke gaban Asibitin Mater. A farkon shekarar 1920, ɗan fari na Smyth da Byrne ya mutu bayan wani hari da 'yan Black and Tans suka kai musu inda aka kama Byrne aka kuma daure shi. Ma'auratan sun shiga cikin Yaƙin 'Yanci . 'Yarta Sheila ta rubuta game da haihuwarta, "Ya kamata a haife ni a shekarar 1922, amma mahaifiyata ta faɗa ƙarƙashin kyanwa kuma na zo da wuri". 

A cikin wata sanarwa da Elizabeth Colbert, 'yar'uwar Conn Colbert wacce aka kashe a shekarar 1916, ta bayyana haduwarta da Smyth da kuma soyayyar ɗan'uwanta ga Smyth. Bayan kashe ɗan'uwanta, Elizabeth ta ziyarci gidanta kuma Smyth ta nuna mata wasiƙun da ta samu daga Colbert. Daga nan sai Elizabeth ta ji labarin ƙaunar ɗan'uwanta ga Smyth, ya bayyana ta a matsayin "yarinya mafi kyau a Dublin".  Sai Elizabeth ta yi iƙirarin cewa ɗan'uwanta da ya aure ta da ba a kashe shi ba. Father O'Mahony, wani firist na cocin yankin, ya sanar da Smyth wani kunshin cewa Conn Colbert ya ba shi don a kai wa Smyth.  Smyth bai taɓa karɓar kunshin ba kuma ya tafi tare da Elizabeth don ziyartar O'Mahony. Ya gaya wa Smyth cewa wata ƙaramar yarinya ta yi tayin isar mata da shi, yana tsammanin ita memba ce ta Cumann na mBan kuma sunan mahaifinta shine "Mc Namara".  Duk da haka, ba a taɓa samun kunshin ba saboda ba su iya gano inda yake ba. Wannan babban abin takaici ne ga Smyth da Elizabeth Colbert. Conn Colbert abokin hamayya ne ga mijin Smyth, Tom Byrne. 

## Matsayi a cikin Cumann na mBan da Tashi
An kafa ƙungiyar Cumann na mBan *(Ƙungiyar Mata* ) a watan Afrilun 1913, kuma an san ta sosai a matsayin ƙungiyar mata ta masu aikin sa kai ta Irish.  A shekarar 1913, wasu mata sun yanke shawarar yin taro a Otal ɗin Wynne don tattauna yiwuwar kafa ƙungiya ga mata waɗanda za su yi aiki tare da 'Yan Sa-kai na Irish da aka kafa kwanan nan.  Cumann na mBan ita ce babbar ƙungiyar tallafawa mata da ke aiki don nasarar Sinn Féin a zaɓen. A ranar 4 ga Afrilu, an ƙaddamar da Cumann na mBan a wani taro da aka gudanar a ɗakin Pillar a cikin Gidan Mansion . 

A shekarun 1914-1921, Smyth ta kasance mai matuƙar hannu a ayyukan Cumann na mBan.  A ranar Litinin ta Ista a shekarar 1916, Smyth (mai shekaru 34 a lokacin) ta taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen ɗaukar makaman daga gida kafin a kai hari a kansa. Washegari aka ba ta aikin ɗaukar muhimman saƙonni ga Babban Jami'in Kula da Jama'a (GPO) yayin da ita ma memba ce a sashen agajin gaggawa. 

A ranar 23 ga Afrilu, 1916, Majalisar Soja ta 'Yan'uwantaka ta Republican ta Ireland ta kammala shirye-shiryen tashin Ista, wanda ya haɗa da Cumann na mBan, tare da 'Yan Sa-kai na Irish da Sojojin Citizen na Irish, cikin Rundunar Sojojin Jamhuriyar Ireland . [1] An naɗa Patrick Pearse a matsayin Babban Kwamandan-Janar da James Connolly a matsayin Kwamandan-Janar na Sashen Dublin. [2] A ranar da aka tashi, membobin Cumann na mBan arba'in, ciki har da Smyth da kanta, sun shiga Ofishin Wasiku na Janar (GPO) a Titin O'Connell, Dublin tare da takwarorinsu maza. [3] Sun zo wurin da makamai. [ ana buƙatar ambato ]

A matsayinta na memba a cikin ƙungiyar agajin gaggawa, ta kula da waɗanda suka ji rauni a Bankin Hibernian da kuma Babban Jami'in Kula da Jama'a (GPO).  Smyth ta ci gaba da sanya rayuwarta cikin haɗari ta hanyar taimakawa wajen ɗaukar waɗanda suka ji rauni zuwa Asibitin Titin Jervis duk da cewa yaƙin yana kusa da juna.  Ta kuma kula da James Connolly. &#x5B; **' &#x5D;</sup>

Da kiran ya taso, Byrne da masu aikin sa kai goma sha biyar a Maynooth suka yi tattaki zuwa Dublin.  Ƙafafunsu sun kumbura saboda doguwar tafiyarsu kuma Smyth ya ba Byrne kwano na ruwan ɗumi don rage radadin. Daga baya Byrne ya ba wa matar da zai aura agogonsa da kuɗinsa don adanawa. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#x5B; **' &#x5D;

'Yar Smyth, Sheila O'Leary, tana ɗaya daga cikin mutane kaɗan, kuma wataƙila ita kaɗai ce ta rage, waɗanda iyayensu duka suna cikin GPO a lokacin Ista na 1916.  An ba Smyth lambobin yabo huɗu, da kuma lambar yabo da aka bai wa waɗanda suka tsira a bikin cika shekaru 50.  An ɗauki Smyth a matsayin "mutum na yau da kullun" wanda ya yi abubuwa masu ban mamaki. 

## Mutuwa
Smyth ta mutu tana da shekaru 90, a watan Nuwamba 1972.  An binne ta a makabartar Glasnevin da ke Dublin. An binne ta tare da mijinta da ɗanta. Tom Byrne ya mutu a ranar 7 ga Satumba 1962 yana da shekaru 85.  Myles Byrne ta mutu a shekarar 1968 tana da shekaru 41. 

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