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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