Legacy
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Doherty Dermody was the first female Olympic athlete for Ireland and as such her participation in the Olympics has inspired other women to follow. During her time teaching in Alexandra College she taught P.E to future Olympian Maeve Kyle who would go on to become Ireland's first female track and field athlete to compete in the Olympics[1]. Kyle was able to argue her attendance of the games by bringing up Dermody's attendance of the 1948 Olympics as an example of a female attending the games[1]. She competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Australia, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Italy and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan[2]. Additionally Kyle competed in the European Athletic Championships and won a bronze medal in the 1966 European Indoor Athletics Championship for the 400 meter race[3].
When Dermody died at the age of 102 she left being her son John McCormack and two daughters Sylvia McCormack and Carol Ann McCormack[4]. Carol Ann McCormack died one year later in 2013, and was buried in the same cemetery[5].
References
edit- ^ a b O'Calloghan, Eoin (13 August 2016). "Maeve Kyle: Ireland's first female Olympic track and field athlete". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Trinity Olmpians Maeve Kyle" (PDF). Tcd.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Maeve Kyle". Historic Kilkenny. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "McCormack Dorothy Death Notices". The Irish Times. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "McCormack Carol Ann Death Notice". The Irish Times. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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