Is the name Ciss or Cissie a real name

[geraldine96]

I am looking for a Cissie Roche, possibly born in the 1870's or early 1880's. She was part of the volunteers in the 1916 Rising.
She is listed in the back pages of Helen Ashdown's book about the 1916 'Rising' in Enniscorthy ' her residence is given as Lower Ferns This book isn't available anywhere in England. I wonder if there are any Rootschatters around Enniscorthy that have the book and can tell me about Cissie Roche.
I'd like to know if Cissie is her real name. Is there any information giving details of her Roche family (location, siblings) and what she did as a member of Cumannn na Mban.
There may be a copy in the Enniscorthy Library.....any help would be really appreciated. i am in England so can't look up anything re the book. Any information about the name 'Cissie' could help me trace birth, marriage records. Thankyou. Geraldine96 

[hallmark]

Cecilia

[medpat]

Cicily, Cecilia, Sissie.

[perth tiger]

My great aunt Cissie was really called Racheal Matilda. She hated the name so just used another all her life

[pharmaT]

I've met Sarahs who are known as Cissie.

[Regorian]

Probably not. It was a family familiar name. My fathers cousin Percy 1909 to 1994 wrote me a letter re his family. In it he included several family familiar names, 'We had' etc. 'Cissie' was a half sister to him. Actual name Mary Emmeline (Elizabeth?) 1892 to1936. Doesn't mean your Cissie is a Mary Emmeline.

[Gadget]

Cicily, Cecilia

Both of those were the baptismal names  of siblings and cousins of grandparents. They were all called Cissie or Ciss. I recall, when I was young, that the local newsagent and sweet shop was owned by a Ciss. I eventually found out that  she was my 2nd cousin, once removed - and I didn't have any free sweets 

Gadget

[Sinann]

I was trying to find something on the Military Archives site but frankly that site has become very difficult to use of late.
http://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections/military-service-pensions-collection-1916-1923
This is from 2015 but I wonder if the email address at the bottom could help
https://www.wexfordpeople.ie/news/wexford-women-of-the-1916-rising-31562229.html

[hallmark]

Without siblings or clues it's impossible to say.