Browne, Kathleen-Anne (1878-1943)--DB4935
Biographical Notes
Date of birth and date of death
31.10.1878-09.10.1943
Maiden name, place of origin
Rathronan Castle, Bridgetown, Wexford
Marital status, religious denomination, children
Social background, family connections
Daughter of Michael Browne and Mary Eleanor Stafford
Education, occupation and public functions
Education
Bridgetown national school; Loreto convent Wexford
Occupation
Farmer, historian, archaeologist; Department of Agriculture: Lecturer
Functions in agricultural institutions
Beet Growers Association: Executive member; Irish Farmers' Union: Member; Wexford Agriculture Society: Member; Irish Countrywomen's Association: Member
Functions in other institutions
United Irishwomen: Member; Loch Garmain Co-operative Society: Member of the managing committee; Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland: Member; Society of Antiquaries: Secretary; Army Comrades Association: Member 1933-; Gaelic League: Secretary of Wexford county committee; Irish Volunteers: Member 1914-
Political activities
Senator (Cumann na nGaedheal) 1929-1936; Sinn Féin: Member 1912-1927; Wexford County Council: Peace commissioner 1923-
Short Biography
References
Own publications
- Browne, Kathleen A., Wexford: for senior pupils in national schools, Dublin 1927
Sources
- The Irish Times, 11.10.1943, p. 3
- Heverin, Aileen, The Irish Countrywomen’s Association, 2000, p. 156
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ARH file no. 3306