Katherine Butler

Sister Katherine Butler (27 May 1914 – 8 August 2000) was an Irish nun with the Religious Sisters of Charity, teacher, writer, and aviator. Butler was one of the first women to get a pilot's licence in Ireland.

This article is about the Irish nun. For the English businesswoman, see Katharine Butler.
Katherine Butler
Born
Katherine Bayley Butler

27 May 1914
Dublin
Died8 August 2000(2000-08-08) (aged 86)
Crumlin, Dublin
NationalityIrish
EducationAlexandra College, Dublin
Ursuline convent, Waterford
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationNun
Known forThird woman in Ireland to receive a pilot's licence
Notable workA Candle Was Lit (1953)
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