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Coralie de Burgh

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Coralie de Burgh, Lady Kinahan
Born
Coralie Isabel de Burgh

(1924-09-16)16 September 1924
Died31 July 2015(2015-07-31) (aged 90)
NationalityBritish Irish
OccupationPainter
SpouseRobin Kinahan
ChildrenDanny Kinahan (son)
Parent(s)Captain Charles de Burgh DSO
Isobel Caroline Berkeley

Coralie de Burgh, Lady Kinahan (16 September 1924 – 31 July 2015) was a British Irish painter who won a bronze medal at the 1948 Olympic Exhibition.[1][2] Born Coralie Isabel de Burgh to Captain Charles de Burgh, DSO and Isobel Caroline Berkeley de Burgh,[3] she died on 31 July 2015 aged 90.[4] In 1950 she married Ulster Unionist MP Robin Kinahan, with whom she had five children.[5] With her husband she bought and restored Castle Upton at Templepatrick as their family home.[5] One of her children, Danny, is also an Ulster Unionist MP.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Prolific painter and former lady mayoress of Belfast". The Irish Times. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Coralie de Burgh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Coralie Isabel Kinahan". Geni. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Death Notices: Kinahan, Coralie (Lady)". The Funeral Times. August 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b "MP Kinahan pays tribute to artist mum who helped rebuild Castle Upton". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Coralie Kinahan, painter and 'backbone' to MP husband". The News Letter. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016. Her 1948 medal was accorded to her for her painting of a pink-clad fox-hunter called 'The Huntsman of the Vyne', exhibited at the London Summer Olympics.