Kathleen Coyle (1886-1952) was a Northern Irish novelist best known for her autobiographical work. Born in Derry,, Coyle suffered a severe foot injury as a child resulting in a lifelong limp and inability to go to school. Therefore, she was privately educated at home, where she realized her love for literature. Coyle met her husband, Charles O’Meagher, while living in Dublin where she was involved in both the Labour Movement and the Suffragettes. She soon decided to write for a living, travelling to Belgium and France, where she befriended Norah and James Joyce, and finally settling in New Hampshire in 1937. Her works include The Widow’s House (1924), Youth in the Saddle (1927), It Is Better to Tell (1928), Family Skeleton (1934), Undue Fulfilment (1934), Immortal Ease (1941), Morning Comes Early (1934), The Magic Realm (1943) and A Flock of Birds (1930), which was runner-up for a major literary award. She died in Philadelphia.
Kathleen Coyle
Studios
Mansfield
Kathleen Coyle worked in the Mansfield studio.
The Helen Coolidge Mansfield Studio was donated by graduates of the Mansfield War Service Classes for Reconstruction Aides. Helen Mansfield helped found the New York MacDowell Club. The small, shingled frame structure with stone foundation was originally fronted on the west side by a neat white picket fence and gate, a garden, and a stone pathway…