Constance Delap
Constance Delap | |
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| Born | 29 November 1868 Templecrone Rectory, Dungloe, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died | 4 June 1935 (aged 66) Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Relatives | Maude Delap |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine biology |
Constance "Connie" Delap (29 November 1868 – 4 June 1935) was a self-taught Irish marine biologist active on Valentia Island.[1][2] In collaboration with her sister Maude, Delap was involved in the study of plankton from the coasts of Valentia Island.[1]
Biography
[edit]Delap was born on 29 November 1868 at Templecrone Rectory, Dungloe to The Rev Alexander Delap and Anna Jane Delap (née Goslett).[1][3] One of 10 siblings, Delap was younger sister of the naturalist and marine biologist Maude Delap.[1] Following her father's appointment as the rector of Valentia Island and Cahersiveen, the family moved in 1874 to Knightstown on Valentia Island .[1][2] Delap's father was interested in natural history, and collected plants and animals from the Island shore with his daughters.[1]
Between 1895 and 1896, a marine survey led by Edward T. Browne was undertaken in Valentia Island.[1] Delap and Maude activity participated in the survey, and their contribution was acknowledged in the 1899 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.[1] The sisters continued the Valentia survey until 1898, sending their preserved specimens, drawings and notes to London.[1] In 1905, the sisters published two papers about the plankton of Valentia Harbour for the periods of 1899 and 1901 and 1902 and 1905.[1][4][5] Delap also collaborated with Maude on jellyfish research.[1]
Following the death of her father in 1906, the Delap family moved to Reenellen House.[2] On 4 June 1935, Delap died on Valentia Island aged 66.[1]
Publications
[edit]- Delap, M. J.; Delap, C. (1905). "Notes on the plankton of Valentia Harbour, 1899–1901". Report on the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland for 1902-03. Part II - Scientific Investigations. II (I): 3–19. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- Delap, M. J.; Delap, C. (1905). "Notes on the plankton of Valentia Harbour, 1902-05". Report on the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland for 1905. Part II - Scientific Investigations. III (VII (I)): 141–159. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Byrne, Patricia M. (October 2009). "Delap, Maude Jane". Dictionary of Irish Biography (online ed.). Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.002516.v1. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Sheehan, Jane. "Maude Delap Heritage Trail". Discover Iveragh. LIVE Project, University College Cork. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Constance Delap [birth index]". Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911 [database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 29 November 1868.
- ↑ Delap, M. J.; Delap, C. (1905). "Notes on the plankton of Valentia Harbour, 1899–1901". Report on the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland for 1902-03. Part II - Scientific Investigations. II (I): 3–19. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ Delap, M. J.; Delap, C. (1905). "Notes on the plankton of Valentia Harbour, 1902-05". Report on the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland for 1905. Part II - Scientific Investigations. III (VII (I)): 141–159. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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