Frequently with a bike at her side, the late Dervla Murphy navigated countries little known to most travellers. We celebrate the uncompromising life and prolific works of Ireland’s ...

By Richard Sandomir For her 10th birthday, Dervla Murphy received a secondhand bicycle and an atlas. As she rode up a hill near her home that day in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland, she thought ...

The moment was unforgettable. Dervla Murphy was ten, struggling up a steep hill near Lismore in County Waterford on her second-hand bike, when she looked down at her thin legs slowly pumping and ...

Mayor of Waterford City and County, councillor Joe Kelly, said: “I am saddened to hear of Dervla Murphy’s passing and extend my condolences to her daughter, grandchildren and many friends.

Dervla Murphy died a year ago today ... Her reviews always demonstrated careful reading and fair assessment. On reviewing one book, she was scathing: “Search for the Maya is thoroughly tiresome ...

At the age of 10 Dervla Murphy was given an atlas and a bicycle, and so began an adventurous life. Her account of a journey to India became a classic called Full Tilt but she also went to Cuba ...

In 1956, legendary travel writer Dervla Murphy wrote about cycling in Spain for the Irish Independent. Sixty eight years later, in an emotional journey, her friend and editor retraced her steps ...