Agnes McCullough was an Irish teacher, philanthropist and activist.
14 Facts About Agnes McCullough
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Agnes McCullough was born in 1888 at Tomcoole, County Wexford.
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Agnes McCullough was the ninth child and sixth daughter of John Ryan, strong farmer, and Elizabeth.
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Agnes McCullough attended schools at Glynn, County Wexford, Loreto Abbey in Gorey, and Darmstadt, Germany, going on to spend some time in Belgium.
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Agnes McCullough went on to attend University College Dublin graduating with a BA in modern languages, and an MA in Old Irish under the supervision of Osborn Bergin in 1913.
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Agnes McCullough moved to Belfast to teach at St Mary's Training College for teachers in 1913.
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Agnes McCullough served as a Belfast poor law guardian, and participated in the September 1921 anti-partition delegation of Belfast nationalists who met with Eamon de Valera in the Mansion House, Dublin.
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Once in Dublin, Agnes McCullough was active in a number of charities such as Saor an Leanbh and the Catholic Social Services Council.
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Agnes McCullough was appointed vice-chairman of the statutory trade boards in 1941, a board that was composed of employer and employee representatives, fixing rates for particular industries.
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Agnes McCullough volunteered for the Dublin Rheumatism Clinic, the Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland, and Coombe Hospital Linen Guild.
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Agnes McCullough was an active member of the women's section of the National Agricultural and Industrial Development Association.
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Agnes McCullough ran unsuccessfully for the NUI Seanad Eireann constituency in 1954.
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Agnes McCullough spoke about her concern of the effect of television on children at a meeting of Saor an Leanbh in 1962.
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Agnes McCullough died suddenly at home in Ranelagh, Dublin on 31 March 1967.