Delia Murphy (1902-71) was one of the most fascinating & brave Irish women to have lived. On top of that she was a gifted musician & an important part of Irish diplomacy.
https://twitter.com/NLIreland/status/1493881530145517568
Murphy’s sang froid & consideration for others is shown where she literally sang through the Belfast Blitz (15 April 1941) & encouraged people to stay in place. This highlighted her love of art & of humanity - she saved many lives with her advice: wartimeni.com/person/delia-m… 
She was known as the Blackbird after one of her most popular songs as well as ‘the Queen of Connemara’. She learnt many of her ballads from Irish Travellers (Mincéirí) who camped on her estate. Tom Maugham taught her ‘If I were a Blackbird’: con-telegraph.ie/2021/02/20/del…
Murphy’s husband was the Irish Ambassador to the Vatican (1941-6). Ireland was a neutral country. Working with Fr Hugh O’Flaherty in the Vatican, the couple saved the lives of some 6,500 Jews & Allied soldiers: en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki…
Here’s Murphy singing her ‘If I were a Blackbird’:
Now that’s a life lived well. Surely a statue of this inspirational woman is called for!
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