Kathleen 'Kitty' Flynn (born 4 April 1926) is 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 1789 Rebellion.[3][4][5][6]
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 87.[7][8]
Personal life edit
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.[9] Flynn's sister Teresa Moran was killed in Kilbeggan in a road accident on Main Street in 2003.[10][11]
References edit
- ^ "Kitty (97) says biggest changes is decline in number of shops". Offaly Independent. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Metters, Raymond (2022-01-01). 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. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Kilbeggan". Westmeath Culture. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ Eighteenth-century Ireland. Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society, Dublin. 1998.
- ^ Post, Irish. "Inspirational 90-year-old Irish woman who got a degree in her 80s wins lifetime achievement award". The Irish Post. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Degree for Kilbeggan woman at 87!". Westmeath Independent. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Kitty (97) says biggest changes is decline in number of shops". Offaly Independent. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Pedestrian killed in Westmeath". 2003-06-30.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Car dragged hit-and-run victim for nearly a mile". Independent.ie. 2003-07-05. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
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