Individual Details
Marion Delia MURPHY
(19 Jul 1898 - 11 May 1983)
After leaving Loreto secondary school in Clonmel, Marion attended a college in Devon (course unknown) after which she worked at Harrods in London from 1914 to 1918, living initially in the Kensington/Brook Green area of London. At some point she spent three years in Paris. She later returned to Ireland where she worked as an official in the Office of Public Works. After their marriage in 1936, she and her French husband, Louis, lived in Dublin before moving to London around 1939. Marion and Louis had no children.
Marion moved back to Ireland at some point after Louis' death in 1944, living for many years in a flat on St. Stephen's Green. She died at a nursing home in Thurles aged about 85.
It is not known when Marion and Louis first met but it is possible it was while Marion was living in Paris. Apparently Marion was a friend of Louis' sisters but it is not known if she knew them before she met Louis. Another possibility is that the couple met through Kathleen Clarke, who was Louis' Dublin landlady and a friend of Marion's, but we do not know if the friendship between Marion and Kathleen came about before or after Marion and Louis met. There has also been speculation that they may have met through contact between Louis and Marion's father, a staunch nationalist, in connection with political matters.
Marion moved back to Ireland at some point after Louis' death in 1944, living for many years in a flat on St. Stephen's Green. She died at a nursing home in Thurles aged about 85.
It is not known when Marion and Louis first met but it is possible it was while Marion was living in Paris. Apparently Marion was a friend of Louis' sisters but it is not known if she knew them before she met Louis. Another possibility is that the couple met through Kathleen Clarke, who was Louis' Dublin landlady and a friend of Marion's, but we do not know if the friendship between Marion and Kathleen came about before or after Marion and Louis met. There has also been speculation that they may have met through contact between Louis and Marion's father, a staunch nationalist, in connection with political matters.
Events
| Birth | 19 Jul 1898 | Clonmel, Co. Tipperary | |||
| Marriage | 20 Jul 1936 | St. Andrew's Church, Westland Row, Dublin - Louis Marie Napoléon LE ROUX | |||
| Death | 11 May 1983 | Thurles, Co. Tipperary | |||
| Burial | St. Patrick's Cemetery, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary |
Families
| Spouse | Louis Marie Napoléon LE ROUX (1890 - 1944) |
| Father | William John MURPHY (1846 - 1932) |
| Mother | Mary Margaret CHEASTY (1867 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Patrick (Paddy) Joseph MURPHY (1900 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Margaret (Pearlie) M. J. MURPHY (1902 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Alice MURPHY (1905 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Georgina (Ena) Mary MURPHY (1907 - 1974) |
| Sibling | John William MURPHY (1911 - 2006) |