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{{short description|Anglo-Irish aristocrat and botanical illustrator}}
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| pre-nominals = [[The Honourable]]
| pre-nominals = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Katherine Plunket
| name = Katherine Plunket
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| birth_name = Catherine Plunket
| birth_name = Catherine Plunket
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1820|11|22|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1820|11|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kilsaran, [[County Louth]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]
| birth_place = Kilsaran, [[County Louth]], Ireland
| death_date = {{Death date|1932|10|14|df=y}}<br/>(aged {{Age in years and days|1820|11|22|1932|10|14}})
| death_date = {{Death date|1932|10|14|df=y}}<br />(aged {{Age in years and days|1820|11|22|1932|10|14}})
| death_place = [[Ireland]]
| death_place = Ireland
| parents = [[Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket]] and Louise Jane Foster
| parents = [[Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket]] and Louise Jane Foster
| occupation = Artist (Painter and illustrator)
| spouse =
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| known_for = Oldest person ever to die in Ireland<br/>botanical illustrator
| family = {{ubl|[[William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket]] (grandfather)|[[Frederica Plunket]] (sister)}}
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| known_for = Member of the aristocracy<br />Oldest person ever to be born and die in Ireland
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'''Katherine Plunket''' (born as '''Catherine Plunket'''; 22 November 1820{{spnd}}14 October 1932)<ref name="Thatcher">{{cite web|url=http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08.htm|title=Katherine Plunket: A Well Documented Super-Centenarian in 1930|author=A.R. Thatcher|publisher=The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref> was an Irish [[aristocrat]] from [[Ballymascanlan]], [[County Louth]], a prolific [[botanical illustrator]]<ref name="botanic-garden">{{cite web|url=http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm|title=Art Collections In The National Herbarium|publisher=[[Irish National Botanic Gardens]]|accessdate=22 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028070756/http://botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm|archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[List of Irish supercentenarians|oldest person ever to be born and die in Ireland]], at 111 years and 327 days.<ref name="trivia-library">{{cite web|url=http://www.trivia-library.com/b/biography-of-centenarian-katherine-plunket.htm|title=Biography of Centenarian Katherine Plunket|publisher=trivia-library.com|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref>
'''Katherine Plunket''' (born as '''Catherine Plunket'''; 22 November 1820{{spnd}}14 October 1932)<ref name="Thatcher">{{cite web|url=http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08.htm|title=Katherine Plunket: A Well Documented Super-Centenarian in 1930|author=A.R. Thatcher|publisher=The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref> was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and botanical illustrator from [[Ballymascanlan]], [[County Louth]], a prolific [[botanical illustrator|Botanical illustrator and painter]].,<ref name="botanic-garden">{{cite web|url=http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm|title=Art Collections In The National Herbarium|publisher=[[Irish National Botanic Gardens]]|accessdate=22 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028070756/http://botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm|archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[List of Irish supercentenarians|the oldest person ever to be born and die in Ireland]] and [[List of Irish supercentenarians|the fourth oldest-lived Irish person in history]], having lived to 111 years and 327 days.<ref name="trivia-library">{{cite web|url=http://www.trivia-library.com/b/biography-of-centenarian-katherine-plunket.htm|title=Biography of Centenarian Katherine Plunket|publisher=trivia-library.com|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref>


==Family==
==Biography==
Plunket was born at Kilsaran, near [[Castlebellingham]] in [[County Louth]], Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom, prior to the [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]] in 1921).<ref name="Thatcher"/> The eldest of six children, one of whom died in infancy, she was a granddaughter of [[William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket]], [[Lord Chancellor of Ireland]]. Her father [[Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket]] (1792–1866),<ref name="Thatcher-annex-a"/> was a junior [[Church of Ireland]] clergyman when she was born and later became the [[Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry]], she was featured in numerous peerage books of the period including Whittakers.<ref name="Thatcher"/>
Plunket was born at Kilsaran, near [[Castlebellingham]] in [[County Louth]], Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom, prior to the [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]] in 1921).<ref name="Thatcher"/> The eldest of six children, one of whom died in infancy, she was a granddaughter of [[William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket]], [[Lord High Chancellor of Ireland]]. Her father [[Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket]] (1792–1866),<ref name="Thatcher-annex-a"/> was a junior [[Church of Ireland]] clergyman when she was born and later became the [[Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry]], she was featured in numerous peerage books of the period including Whittakers.<ref name="Thatcher"/>


Her mother Louisa Jane Foster (22 November 1794–14 January 1893)<ref>https://finbarrconnollycom.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/l-plunket-kensal.jpg</ref> (married on 26 October 1819, Kilsaren) was the second daughter of Rebecca M'Clure and [[John William Foster]] of Fanevalley, County Louth,<ref name="Thatcher-annex-a"/> [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Dunleer]],<ref>Burke's Peerage 1970, Plunket also Massereene and Ferrard</ref> and was related to the [[Earl of Clermont]]. Her first and second cousins included three titled members of the Irish aristocracy. She was baptised Anglican in Kilsaran Church on 13 December 1820 as Catherine Plunket, though she spelled her name with a "K" for her entire life.<ref name="Thatcher"/>
Her mother Louisa Jane Foster (22 November 1794 – 14 January 1893)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finbarrconnollycom.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/l-plunket-kensal.jpg |title=Image of Louisa Jane Foster's headstone |date= |website=finbarrconnollycom.files.wordpress.com}}</ref> (married on 26 October 1819, Kilsaren) was the second daughter of Rebecca M'Clure and [[John William Foster]] of Fanevalley, County Louth,<ref name="Thatcher-annex-a"/> [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Dunleer]],<ref>Burke's Peerage 1970, Plunket also Massereene and Ferrard</ref> and was related to the [[Earl of Clermont]]. Her first and second cousins included three titled members of the Irish aristocracy. She was baptised Anglican in Kilsaran Church on 13 December 1820 as Catherine Plunket, though she spelt her name with a "K" for her entire life.<ref name="Thatcher"/>


She inherited from her mother one of the family's ancestral homes, Ballymascanlon House near [[Dundalk]],<ref name="trivia-library"/><ref name="hotel">{{cite web |url=http://www.ballymascanlon.com/history.html|title=History of Best Western Ballymascanlon House Hotel|publisher=Ballymascanlon House Hotel|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref> and oversaw the upkeep of the home and gardens until she contracted [[bronchitis]] at the age of 102 (her only serious health problem).<ref name="trivia-library"/> The house is now a hotel.<ref name="hotel"/>
She inherited from her mother one of the family's ancestral homes, Ballymascanlon House near [[Dundalk]],<ref name="trivia-library"/><ref name="hotel">{{cite web |url=http://www.ballymascanlon.com/history.html|title=History of Best Western Ballymascanlon House Hotel|publisher=Ballymascanlon House Hotel|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref> and oversaw the upkeep of the home and gardens until she contracted [[bronchitis]] aged 102 (her only serious health problem).<ref name="trivia-library"/> The house is now a hotel.<ref name="hotel"/>


==Botanical illustration==
==Botanical illustration==
[[File:Plunkett volume Aconitum 1.png|thumb|left|Illustrations of ''[[Aconitum]]'' from ''Wild Flowers from Nature'']]
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With her younger sister Gertrude (1841–1924), Plunket traveled widely and visited almost every capital in Europe.<ref name="Thatcher-annex-a">{{cite web|url=http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08a.htm|title=Annex A: Katherine Plunket and her family|author=A.R. Thatcher|publisher= The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref> With her sister, [[Frederica Plunket|Frederica]], she made many sketches of flowers in France, Italy, Spain and Germany, and Ireland.<ref name="botanic-garden"/>
[[File:Plunkett volume Aconitum 2.png|thumb]]
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With her younger sister Gertrude (1841–1924), Plunket travelled widely and visited almost every capital in Europe.<ref name="Thatcher-annex-a">{{cite web|url=http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08a.htm|title=Annex A: Katherine Plunket and her family|author=A.R. Thatcher|publisher= The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref> With her sister, [[Frederica Plunket|Frederica]], she made many sketches of flowers in France, Italy, Spain and Germany, and Ireland.<ref name="botanic-garden"/>


These were bound in a volume which was presented in 1903 to the [[Royal College of Science for Ireland|Royal College of Science]], and was later transferred to the Museum of Science and Art in the [[National Museum of Ireland]]. In 1970 it was part of the collections which were transferred to the [[Irish National Botanic Gardens]] at [[Glasnevin]].<ref name="botanic-garden"/><ref>The sources are inconsistent on these points. The "Art Collections In The National Herbarium" lists Katherine and Frederica as the artists, but notes Frederica as the donor of the paintings in 1903, although [http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08a.htm Thatcher's article] lists Frederica as having died in 1886.</ref>
These were bound in a volume named ''Wild Flowers from Nature'' which was presented in 1903 to the [[Royal College of Science for Ireland|Royal College of Science]], and was later transferred to the Museum of Science and Art in the [[National Museum of Ireland]]. In 1970 it was part of the collections which were transferred to the [[Irish National Botanic Gardens]] at [[Glasnevin]].<ref name="botanic-garden"/><ref>The sources are inconsistent on these points. The "Art Collections In The National Herbarium" lists Katherine and Frederica as the artists, but notes Frederica as the donor of the paintings in 1903, although [http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08a.htm Thatcher's article] lists Frederica as having died in 1886.</ref>


==Longevity record==
==Longevity record==
Although it was not known at the time, Plunket became the oldest recognised person in the world at 8:00&nbsp;a.m. on 4 December 1928, after the death of Delina Filkins, at the age of 108 years and 12 days, spanning a little over three years. At the time of Plunket's death, she was credited with being the longest-lived Irish person in history, and not only lived longer than anyone who died in Ireland, but also the United Kingdom (as Ireland, at the time, was still part of the UK) and at the age of 109 received a telegram from [[King George V]], she held this longevity record title for 38 years, until 1970, when [[Ada Roe|Ada Giddings Roe]] lived to be 12 days older. She was the last living person who had met the author [[Sir Walter Scott]] (1771–1832), when he stayed at [[William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket|her grandfather]]'s house in [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]] while she was visiting.<ref name="Thatcher-annex-c">{{cite web|url=http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08c.htm|title=Extract from "The Spectator"|date=27 December 1930|author=A.R. Thatcher|publisher=The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref>
Plunket was retrospectively recognised as having been the world's oldest living person after the death of [[Delina Filkins]] on 4 December 1928, when she was aged 108 years and 12 days. At the time of Plunket's death, she was credited with being the longest-lived Irish person in history, and not only lived longer than anyone who died in the [[Irish Free State]], but also the United Kingdom. Aged 109, she received a telegram from [[King George V]]. Her age was not surpassed by a citizen of the United Kingdom until 1970, when [[Ada Roe|Ada Giddings Roe]] lived to be 12 days older. She was the last living person who had met the author [[Sir Walter Scott]] (1771–1832), when he stayed at [[William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket|her grandfather]]'s house in [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]] while she was visiting.<ref name="Thatcher-annex-c">{{cite web|url=http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08c.htm|title=Extract from "The Spectator"|date=27 December 1930|author=A.R. Thatcher|publisher=The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research|accessdate=22 November 2007}}</ref>


Plunket was included in the first ever [[Guinness World Records]] (published in 1955), and is the only [[supercentenarian]] listed then to stand the burden of scrutiny in the years since.<ref>According to Thatcher (op cit), her case was investigated by Julia Hynes of the [http://www.hpss.geog.cam.ac.uk Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure], cam.ac.uk; accessed 27 July 2017.</ref>
Plunket was included in the first-ever [[Guinness World Records]] (published in 1955), and is the only [[supercentenarian]] listed then to stand the burden of scrutiny in the years since.<ref>According to Thatcher (op cit), her case was investigated by Julia Hynes of the [http://www.hpss.geog.cam.ac.uk Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure], cam.ac.uk; accessed 27 July 2017.</ref>


Plunket attributed her longevity to the unrustled carefree aspect of her life. She died on 14 October 1932, a month shy of her 112th birthday; her death was recorded three days later in [[Ravensdale, County Louth]] and attributed to [[syncope (medicine)|syncope]]. Her obituary was published in numerous Irish media publications, and in England in ''[[The Times]]''. A telegram of condolence was sent to her relatives by [[King George V]].<ref name="Thatcher" />
Plunket attributed her longevity to the unrustled carefree aspect of her life. She died on 14 October 1932, a month shy of her 112th birthday; her death was recorded three days later in [[Ravensdale, County Louth]] and attributed to [[syncope (medicine)|syncope]]. Her obituary was published in numerous Irish media publications, and in England in ''[[The Times]]''. A telegram of condolence was sent to her relatives by King George V.<ref name="Thatcher" />


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of the oldest people by country]]
*[[List of the oldest people by country]]
* [[Oldest people]]
*[[Oldest people]]
*[[List of British supercentenarians]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 22 November 2024

Not to be confused with Catherine Plunkett.

The Honourable
Katherine Plunket
Born
Catherine Plunket

(1820-11-22)22 November 1820
Kilsaran, County Louth, Ireland
Died(1932-10-14)14 October 1932
(aged 111 years, 327 days)
Ireland
Occupation(s)Artist (Painter and illustrator)
Known forMember of the aristocracy
Oldest person ever to be born and die in Ireland
Parent(s)Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket and Louise Jane Foster
Family

Katherine Plunket (born as Catherine Plunket; 22 November 1820 – 14 October 1932)[1] was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and botanical illustrator from Ballymascanlan, County Louth, a prolific Botanical illustrator and painter.,[2] the oldest person ever to be born and die in Ireland and the fourth oldest-lived Irish person in history, having lived to 111 years and 327 days.[3]

Biography

[edit]

Plunket was born at Kilsaran, near Castlebellingham in County Louth, Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom, prior to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921).[1] The eldest of six children, one of whom died in infancy, she was a granddaughter of William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket, Lord High Chancellor of Ireland. Her father Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket (1792–1866),[4] was a junior Church of Ireland clergyman when she was born and later became the Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, she was featured in numerous peerage books of the period including Whittakers.[1]

Her mother Louisa Jane Foster (22 November 1794 – 14 January 1893)[5] (married on 26 October 1819, Kilsaren) was the second daughter of Rebecca M'Clure and John William Foster of Fanevalley, County Louth,[4] Member of Parliament for Dunleer,[6] and was related to the Earl of Clermont. Her first and second cousins included three titled members of the Irish aristocracy. She was baptised Anglican in Kilsaran Church on 13 December 1820 as Catherine Plunket, though she spelt her name with a "K" for her entire life.[1]

She inherited from her mother one of the family's ancestral homes, Ballymascanlon House near Dundalk,[3][7] and oversaw the upkeep of the home and gardens until she contracted bronchitis aged 102 (her only serious health problem).[3] The house is now a hotel.[7]

Botanical illustration

[edit]
Illustrations of Aconitum from Wild Flowers from Nature

With her younger sister Gertrude (1841–1924), Plunket travelled widely and visited almost every capital in Europe.[4] With her sister, Frederica, she made many sketches of flowers in France, Italy, Spain and Germany, and Ireland.[2]

These were bound in a volume named Wild Flowers from Nature which was presented in 1903 to the Royal College of Science, and was later transferred to the Museum of Science and Art in the National Museum of Ireland. In 1970 it was part of the collections which were transferred to the Irish National Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin.[2][8]

Longevity record

[edit]

Plunket was retrospectively recognised as having been the world's oldest living person after the death of Delina Filkins on 4 December 1928, when she was aged 108 years and 12 days. At the time of Plunket's death, she was credited with being the longest-lived Irish person in history, and not only lived longer than anyone who died in the Irish Free State, but also the United Kingdom. Aged 109, she received a telegram from King George V. Her age was not surpassed by a citizen of the United Kingdom until 1970, when Ada Giddings Roe lived to be 12 days older. She was the last living person who had met the author Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832), when he stayed at her grandfather's house in Bray while she was visiting.[9]

Plunket was included in the first-ever Guinness World Records (published in 1955), and is the only supercentenarian listed then to stand the burden of scrutiny in the years since.[10]

Plunket attributed her longevity to the unrustled carefree aspect of her life. She died on 14 October 1932, a month shy of her 112th birthday; her death was recorded three days later in Ravensdale, County Louth and attributed to syncope. Her obituary was published in numerous Irish media publications, and in England in The Times. A telegram of condolence was sent to her relatives by King George V.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e A.R. Thatcher. "Katherine Plunket: A Well Documented Super-Centenarian in 1930". The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Art Collections In The National Herbarium". Irish National Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Biography of Centenarian Katherine Plunket". trivia-library.com. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  4. ^ a b c A.R. Thatcher. "Annex A: Katherine Plunket and her family". The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  5. ^ "Image of Louisa Jane Foster's headstone". finbarrconnollycom.files.wordpress.com.
  6. ^ Burke's Peerage 1970, Plunket also Massereene and Ferrard
  7. ^ a b "History of Best Western Ballymascanlon House Hotel". Ballymascanlon House Hotel. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  8. ^ The sources are inconsistent on these points. The "Art Collections In The National Herbarium" lists Katherine and Frederica as the artists, but notes Frederica as the donor of the paintings in 1903, although Thatcher's article lists Frederica as having died in 1886.
  9. ^ A.R. Thatcher (27 December 1930). "Extract from "The Spectator"". The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  10. ^ According to Thatcher (op cit), her case was investigated by Julia Hynes of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, cam.ac.uk; accessed 27 July 2017.
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