Fermanagh. During her teaching years spent in Belfast, Cookstown and Derry, she wrote handbooks for students in French and Irish and on adult literacy. In her spare time she wrote short stories for magazines and was a member of several writers groups in Donegal and Derry. Since retiring she has self-published four works of fiction. These books were based on her experiences of boarding school, working and family life. She is currently working on a collection of humorous poetry and cartoons.