Kate Tyrrell

Kate Tyrrell
Born1863
Arklow, County Wicklow
Died1921
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Nautical captain and owner of shipping company
Years active1886–1921
SpouseJohn Fitzpatrick (married 1896 – 1921)
ChildrenTwo

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.