Dorothy Lowry-Corry
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 |
Dorothy Lowry-Corry (1885 – 22 March 1967) was an Irish historian and archaeologist, with a particular focus on the Early Christian period. She 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
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.[1] Lowry-Corry was interested in history and genealogy from an early age, and this developed into an interest in history, with a particular focus on the Early Christian period. She 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, and was responsible for a field survey of the ancient monuments of County Fermanagh, with which she was assisted by Maisie Gaffikin (1889–1959) and Estyn Evans.[2][3][4][5][6]
Lowry-Corry was the vice-president of the Royal Society of Antiquaries and represented County Fermanagh on the Ancient Monuments Advisory Committee.[2][7]
She died 22 March 1967.[1]
Sources
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- ^ Cassidy, Janet (2017). THE PILGRIMAGE OF DABHACH PHÁDRAIG: PLACE, MEMORY, AND SACRED LANDSCAPE AT THE HOLY WELL OF BELCOO (MA thesis). Empire State College State University of New York.
- ^ "A SUMMARY CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS IN THE REPRESENTATIVE CHURCH BODY LIBRARY DUBLIN" (PDF). Church of Ireland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.