Emily de Burgh Daly (née French) (1859-1935) led a very interesting life. I have just written a short article about her for the Ireland's Own magazine.
Piece of my article in Ireland's Own.
She is probably not as well remembered by the general public today as her older brother, the entertainer, painter and songwriter, William (Percy) French (1854-1920), but maybe we can change that.
Emily was born at the family home in Clooneyquinn, Co. Roscommon and educated mainly at home. After some training at a hospital in London, she went to work in a hospital in China in 1888. She spent almost 25 years in China and returned to Ireland on several occasions, before returning to live permanently in Ireland in 1912.
In 1915, Emily published a book about her experience of living in China for nearly a quarter of a century. Part memoir, part travelogue, it is available to view and download as a PDF from the Internet Archive. Here is the link to An Irishwoman in China.
Some images from the book on the Internet Archive.
For more information, you can read Emily's entry in the Dictionary of Irish Biography here.
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