The death notice that appeared in yesterdays Irish Examiner was spare and to the point a bit like the deceased herself. <\/p>\n
It reads: \"Pochin Mould (Aherla). On April 29, 2014, after a short illness, Daphne Desiree Charlotte, PhD. Body donated to UCC. Rest in peace.\" <\/p>\n
The absence of unnecessary embellishment was typical of Daphne, yet it belies the complexity of a woman whose long and eventful life saw her journey from her birthplace in 1920 in England to Ireland, settling in Aherla, Co Cork. <\/p>\n
She also undertook a spiritual journey, from high Anglicanism to agnosticism to devout Catholicism, with a sense of wonder she had exhibited since childhood. <\/p>\n
Her spirit of adventure and intellectual curiosity was always evident. ! <\/p>\n
The tomboy in Daphne lead her to a lifelong interest in mechanics and flying, as well as archaeology, among other varied disciplines. <\/p>\n
She studied geology in Edinburgh, receiving a PhD from Edinburgh University in 1946. <\/p>\n
Daphne was a photographer, broadcaster, geologist, pilot and Irelands first female flight instructor. <\/p>\n
She was an accomplished aerial photographer but most of all, she was a writer and a frequent contributor to the Irish Examiner. <\/p>\n
She was, to say the least, prolific as well as informed. She wrote more than two dozen published books, many of them now out of print. A single copy of her 1997 book, =Aran Islands is currently on sale online for almost $2,000. <\/p>\n
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