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Vera Cosgrave
Born
Veronica Louise Osborne

(1926-03-11)11 March 1926
Naas, Kildare, Ireland
Died15 September 2016(2016-09-15) (aged 90)
Tallaght Medical Center,
Dublin, Ireland
Resting placeGoldenbridge Cemetery,
Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
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(m. 1952)​
Children
RelativesW. T. Cosgrave (father-in-law)

Vera Louise Cosgrave (11 March 1926 – 15 September 2016), born Veronica Osborne, was a public figure as the wife of Liam Cosgrave.

Early life

Veronica Louise Osborne was born in Naas, County Kildare on 11 March 1926. Her mother was the former Helen Cunningham. Her father, Joseph W. "Joe" Osborne, was a horse trainer based at Craddoxtown House. Her brother Paddy Osborne was also a horse trainer.[1]

Photograph taken at a political reception in the 1970s; Vera Cosgrave and Henry Kissinger are in the foreground; in the background, Betty Ford, Henry Catto, and Garret FitzGerald.
Photograph of Mrs. Vera Cosgrave, First Lady Betty Ford, Chief of Protocol Henry Catto, Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs Garret FitzGerald, and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at a Reception in the Yellow Oval Room Prior to a State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Liam Cosgrave of Ireland - NARA - 7840009

Political life

Osborne married Liam Cosgrave on 16 April 1952. At the time Cosgrave was a government minister; he rose to the position of Leader of Fine Gael and Taoiseach in 1973. She accompanied him to the United States for a state visit in 1976, during the American Bicentennial.[2][3] Vera Cosgrave also worked in public relations.[4]

Personal life

Vera and Liam Cosgrave had three children. Vera Osborne Cosgrave died in Dublin on 15 September 2016, aged 90 years.[5] Her gravesite is at Goldenbridge Cemetery in Inchicore.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Racing pays tribute to former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave | Horse Racing News". Racing Post. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. ^ Sheehy, Clodagh (29 December 2006). "When we could barely afford to send our Taoiseach to America". Independent. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ^ "Ireland's Prime Minister Flies to U.S. on 6-Day Visit". The New York Times. 17 March 1976. p. 82 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "A Dour Irishman of Firm Beliefs: Liam Cosgrave". The New York Times. 3 March 1973. p. 3.
  5. ^ Collins, Stephen (19 September 2016). "Vera Cosgrave remembered at her funeral in Dublin". Irish Times. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Death Notice of Vera Cosgrave (née Osborne)". RIP. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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