Irish suffragist and feminist Margaret Knight Connery were born in the vicinity of Westport, County Mayo, in 1881.

Known by her stage name, Meg Connery, she was a vocal supporter of women's suffrage who spoke out, organised protests, and published essays in a number of journals, including the Irish Citizen.

A prominent member of the Irish Women's Franchise League, she was a proponent of using physical force to secure votes for women and frequently heckled and interrupted political gatherings.

During her fight for women's voting equality, she went on two hunger strikes, was assaulted, and spent time in jail for smashing windows at the London War Office, the Customs House, and Dublin Castle.

Her last years were challenging, marred by poverty and deteriorating health after having lived in Dublin for the most of her life. In 1958, she passed away.

Meg Connery's great-granddaughter, Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, the founder of the Irish Women's Franchise League, unveiled the monument that the Meg Connery memorial committee has funded and installed on her grave.