Forgotten famous Limerick people

Midnight Shadow · 06-08-2013 9:31pm #1

I came across this actress in a movie recently...and then discovered that she was from Limerick! Her name is Constance Smith...she had a colourful but sad life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Smith

I never heard of her before. I am wondering are there other "famous" Limerick people out there that we don't know so well

Mc Love · 06-08-2013 9:45pm

She was a bit fecked up in the head!

In 1962 she was sentenced to three months in prison for stabbing her boyfriend, the documentary maker and film historian Paul Rotha. On 4 February 1968, she stabbed Rotha for the second time and was charged with attempted murder. She and Rotha married in 1974. She also tried several times again to kill herself

She tried to kill her boyfriend and then married him?! And then tried to kill herself WTF!?

noisenotmusic · 06-08-2013 9:47pm

I'm more curious what possessed the Rotha guy to stay with her after two stabbings.

Midnight Shadow · 06-08-2013 10:03pm

I never said it was nice....but she was interesting....

RikkFlair · 06-08-2013 10:22pm

Famous flying woman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Lady_Heath

riverrocked · 06-08-2013 11:14pm

There's a good few of them on this site http://limerickslife.com/category/whowas/

Midnight Shadow · 16-08-2013 9:28pm

Cheers folks..good links..thanks

daveob007 · 18-08-2013 7:12pm

never forget our very own Sean South.

zimmermania · 19-08-2013 1:29am

daveob007 wrote: »

never forget our very own Sean South.

It would be difficult to forget him,he belonged to a right wing catholic organisation called Marie Duche and he wrote a series of letters to the Limerick Leader objecting to the showing of american movies in limerick cinemas saying that many hollywood actors were communists and they and their movies should be kept out of ireland.South also did not recognise the democratically elected government and he believed that the ira were the legitimate army of the state,so you are correct many of us who believe in democracy will not foget him.

Fries-With-That · 20-08-2013 9:04am

zimmermania wrote: »

It would be difficult to forget him,he belonged to a right wing catholic organisation called Marie Duche

Hi Zimmermania,

Will you point me in the direction of more information about this organisation. I can't find anything on google.

Fries.

redron74 · 20-08-2013 10:18am

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Hi Zimmermania,

Will you point me in the direction of more information about this organisation. I can't find anything on google.

Fries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Duce

jmch81 · 20-08-2013 11:02am

Here is a thread about little Seanie:
http://www.politics.ie/forum/history/100334-sean-south-why-do-people-commemorate-lunatic.html

I think his death would win the Darwin award, taking on armed trained soldiers/police with pikes and old guns.

zimmermania · 21-08-2013 10:30pm

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Hi Zimmermania,

Will you point me in the direction of more information about this organisation. I can't find anything on google.

Fries.

Hi,my spelling may have meant you could not find any info.Maria Duce was founded by a Fr Fahey and he is well worth a little research,South was a real fan and this part of his life is often glossed over by those who claim South as some kind of "freedom fighter"and hero.