Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Emily Lawless

Born: June 17, 1845
Died: October 19, 1913 (aged 68)
Bio: The Hon. Emily Lawless was an Irish novelist and poet from County Kildare.
Known for:
- Grania (1891)
- Hurrish (1886)
- The Story of Ireland (1887)
- A Garden Diary
- Book of Gilly (1906)