Remembering B Cummins

B (Bridget) Cummins sadly passed away last month. She was one of a team of five who made the iconic centre panel of the Lockout Tapestry. The others were Mary O’Reilly, Bernie Murphy, Tess Flynn and Maree Maher. They came into Tara House practically every Tuesday for 15 months to make the centre panel. Ruth Cummins very kindly wrote to me on behalf of the family after B’s death to thank us for attending the packed funeral mass, a tribute to her popularity and all the work she did in the community, but also to say –  ‘B loved working on the Tapestry and we are proud of the work she did’.

We reproduce the letter with Ruth’s permission along with a picture of B with the Tapestry at its launch in Liberty Hall in September 2013 with some of the team.

Left to Right: Mary O’Reilly, B, Bernie Murphy and Tess Flynn with the Centre Panel of the Tapestry at its launch by President Michael D Higgins in Liberty Hall, September 1913

Letter from Ruth Cummins