Katherine Everett

Life
1872-1951; Cahirnane, Co. Kerry, dg. of Henry Herbert of Muckross estate; ed. Slade Art School; settled for some time in British Columbia; m. Herbert Everett, artist; lived Dorset, Raheny, Florence, Sussex and Dublin; was a nurse in Dublin c. 1916; issed Bricks and Flowers (1949) an autobiography; also Walk with Me (1951), stories, all showing decline of Anglo-Irish and reasons why from somewhat Catholic standpoint. DIW IF2

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References
Desmond Clarke, Ireland in Fiction: A Guide to Irish Novels, Tales, Romances and Folklore [Pt. 2] (Cork: Royal Carbery 1985), give details: b. 1872, Cahirnane, Co. Kerry, dg. of Henry Herbert of Muckross estate; ed. Slade School; lived for some time in British Columbia; m. Herbert Everett, artist; lived Dorset, Raheny, Florence, Sussex and Dublin; Bricks and Flowers (1949) is autobiographical; IF2 lists Walk with Me (1951), 19 stories [gay and pathetic, incl. character sketches of peasants and gentry around Muckross; love of houses, gardens, and furniture. Catholic outlook].

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