Kate Tyrrell | |
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Born | 1863 Arklow, County Wicklow |
Died | 1921 |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Nautical captain and owner of shipping company |
Years active | 1886–1921 |
Spouse | John Fitzpatrick (married 1896 – 1921) |
Children | Two |
Kate Tyrrell (1863–1921) was an Irish sailor and business woman. Inheriting a shipping company from her father, she captained the schooner Denbighshire Lass for over twenty years, and successfully fought rules forbidding women from having their name listed as the owner of a vessel.