Katherine Butler
Katherine Butler | |
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| Born | Katherine Bayley Butler 27 May 1914 Dublin |
| Died | 8 August 2000 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Alexandra College, Dublin Ursuline convent, Waterford |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Nun |
| Known for | Third woman in Ireland to receive a pilot's licence |
| Notable work | A Candle Was Lit (1953) |
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.