Kathleen’s energy inspires Inch guild to great heights

Where exactly Kathleen Pierce got the time to be involved in Inch ICA Guild is anybody’s guess.

A mum of 10, including two sets of twins and a set of triplets, at one stage the Co Wexford-based woman had five children under the age of four. Married to the postmaster, she also looked after the post office, petrol pumps and shop. But she did find time and, at 88, she’s Inch guild’s longest-standing member, having joined up in 1954.

“ICA was Kathleen’s one outlet. The Church of Ireland hall, where meetings were held, was literally across the road from her house. She could take off her apron, run out her door, be with the guild for a couple of hours and be back home in no time,” says Eithne Lee, president of the guild.