Elizabeth Burke-Plunkett
Elizabeth, Countess of Fingall | |
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In The Sketch, 11 April 1900 | |
| 2nd President of the Camogie Association | |
| In office 1911–1923 | |
| Succeeded by | Máire Gill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1862 Moycullen, County Galway |
| Died | 28 October 1944 (aged 82) Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse | Arthur Plunkett (1859–1929) |
| Children | Oliver Plunkett, 12th Earl of Fingall, Mary Elizabeth Kirk, Henrietta Plunkett, Gerald Plunkett. |
| Profession | printer |
The Rt Hon. Elizabeth Mary Margaret Burke-Plunkett, Countess of Fingall (1862–1944), was born in Moycullen, a daughter of George Edmond Burke of Danesfield and his wife Theresa Quin. She became an activist in Irish industrial, charitable and cultural groups, serving as second president of the Camogie Association and first president of the Irish Countrywomen's Association. She was also a noted literary hostess, whose salon at Earlsfort House was a centre of Dublin intellectual life for many years.