Mary Dorothea Heron becomes the first woman admitted as a solicitor in Ireland.

Published 7th June 2016

Mary Dorothea Heron became the first woman admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, although she never took out a practising certificate. She worked at her uncle’s firm in Belfast until 1946, mainly doing probate work.

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