Item 1 - Kate O'Brien sitting on a balcony writing

Identity area

Reference code

IE 2135 P12/5/3/1/1

Title

Kate O'Brien sitting on a balcony writing

Date(s)

  • 1932 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 item

Context area

Name of creator

(1897-1974)

Biographical history

A pioneer in Irish fiction, Kate O’Brien was born in Limerick on 3 December 1897 to horse-dealer Thomas O’Brien and his wife, Catherine Thornhill O’Brien. One of ten children, O’Brien had three older sisters, Mary, Clare and Nance (or Anne), and sixRead more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Black and white photograph (84 x 55 mm) of Kate O’Brien sitting on a balcony writing. A note on back written by O’Brien reads ‘KO’B. Sardinero, Santander. 1932.’

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Alternative identifier(s)

Original number

P12/422