Catherine Mary MacSorley

Catherine Mary MacSorley
Born (1848-10-05)5 October 1848
Dublin, Ireland
Died 26 January 1929(1929-01-26) (aged 80)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Writer
Language English
Nationality Irish
Period Victorian era Edwardian era

Catherine Mary MacSorley (5 October 1848 – 26 January 1929) was an Irish writer. She specialized in books for girls and books of a religious nature.

She was born at Ranelagh Road, Dublin, eldest daughter of Catherine and Rev. John James MacSorley, rector of St. Peter's Church, Aungier Street, Dublin. The family afterwards moved to Harcourt Terrace, where, after the death of her mother in 1910, she lived with her sister Gertrude for the rest of their lives. Many of her books were published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.[1][2]

She wrote the hymn, "We thank Thee, O our Father" ("Praise to God"), in 1890 for the children of Saint Peter’s School in nearby Camden Row.[3]

She died in Dublin in 1929 and was interred in Mount Jerome Cemetery.

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References

  1. Baptism records, St Peter's, Aungier St, Dublin
  2. 1901 Census
  3. Church Hymns, 1903, from the Irish Church Hymnal Appendix, 1891.
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