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Sinéad Derrig
Sinéad Derrig | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sinéad Mason 2 March 1899 Craigaroddan, Ards, County Down, Ireland |
| Died | 3 April 1991(1991-04-03) (aged 92) Booterstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | Michael Collins' personal secretary |
| Spouse | Thomas Derrig |
| Children | 2 |
Sinéad Derrig (Irish: Sinéad Ní Dheirg; 2 March 1899 – 3 April 1991) was an Irish civil servant and Michael Collins' personal secretary,[1][2] acting as “almost his left hand”.[3]
Biography
Born Sinéad Mason in Craigaroddan, Ards, County Down on 2 March 1899.
She was the eldest of eight children of Thomas and Catherine Mason (née Merron). She attended Ballyphilip national school, Ards, moving to Dublin to live with her aunt Jane Mason and attend Holy Faith convent, Haddington Road, Dublin, and later St Michael's Loreto convent, Navan, County Meath.
She worked briefly in a firm on Baggot Street as a secretary, going on to work br