Dorothy Lowry-Corry (1885 – 22 March 1967) was an Irish historian and archaeologist.
Dorothy Lowry-Corry | |
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| Born | 1885 Castle Coole, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Died | 22 March 1967 |
| Parent | Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore |
Biography edit
Dorothy Lowry-Corry was born at Castle Coole, County Fermanagh as one of 13 children of Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore and Anne Elizabeth Honoria Gladstone. She developed an interest in history with a particular focus on the Early Christian period. Lowry-Corry wrote a number of papers, many for the Royal Irish Academy and to the Ulster Journal of Archaeology. She was particularly involved in the recording of the stone figures on Boa Island and Lustymore Island. She also discovered the Corracloona Court Tomb of County Leitrim. Lowry-Corry was the vice-president of the Royal Society of Antiquaries and represented County Fermanagh on the Ancient Monuments Advisory Committee. She died 22 March 1967.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Sources edit
- ^ "The Dictionary of Ulster Biography". www.newulsterbiography.co.uk.
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- ^ "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". Dublin, Ireland : The Society. 1919.
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Evans, Estyn (1967). "Obituary: Lady Dorothy Lowry-Corry". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 30: 1. ISSN 0082-7355. JSTOR 20567594.
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