Kathleen Flynn (4 April 1926 – 11 January 2025) was an Irish historian and author from Kilbeggan, County Westmeath.[1][2] Her books largely relate to the local area, particularly during times of conflict such as the 1798 Rebellion.[3][4][5][6]
Life and career
Kathleen Flynn was born on 4 April 1926 in Kilbeggan to Edward Flynn, a farmer, and Agnes Brennan of Castletown Geoghan. Edward spent time in the American Navy before returning to his native Kilbeggan.[7] Flynn's sister Teresa Moran was killed in Kilbeggan in a road accident on Main Street in 2003.[8][9]
In 2016, Flynn was awarded a lifetime achievement award, following her graduation from NUI Galway, where she earned a BA in Community and Family Studies at the age of 90.[10][11]
Flynn resided at her childhood home until her death on 11 January 2025, at the age of 98.[1][12]
References
- ^ a b "Kitty (97) says biggest changes is decline in number of shops". Offaly Independent. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Metters, Raymond (1 January 2022). WHO ANSWERED THE BUGLE CALL?: KILBEGGAN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD DURING WORLD WAR ONE. Raymond J Metters.
- ^ Flynn, Kathleen (1998). Westmeath 1798: A Kilbeggan Rebellion. K. Flynn & S. McCormack.
- ^ "Kitty talks community". Westmeath Examiner. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Kilbeggan". Westmeath Culture. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Eighteenth-century Ireland. Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society, Dublin. 1998.
- ^ "Kitty (97) says biggest changes is decline in number of shops". Offaly Independent. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Pedestrian killed in Westmeath". 30 June 2003.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Car dragged hit-and-run victim for nearly a mile". Independent.ie. 5 July 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Post, Irish. "Inspirational 90-year-old Irish woman who got a degree in her 80s wins lifetime achievement award". The Irish Post. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Degree for Kilbeggan woman at 87!". Westmeath Independent. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Death Notice of Kitty Flynn (Kilbeggan, Westmeath) | rip.ie". rip.ie. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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