Dr Daphne Desiree Charlotte Pochin Mould (15 November 1920 – 29 April 2014) was a photographer, broadcaster, geologist, traveller, pilot and Ireland's first female flight instructor.
She had a strong interest in archaeology and took thousands of oblique aerial photos across most of southern Ireland.
[2] Born into an Anglican family Pochin Mould first became agnostic, determined to attack religion in the name of truth.
[4] In 1993 she received an honorary doctorate from University College Cork when she was described as "a scientist and a free spirit, a courageous pioneer and an outstanding woman warrior".
[5] According to the Professor Colm Ó hEocha, President of University College Galway there are three criteria for honorary doctorates from the National University of Ireland (of which Cork is a college): Daphne Pochin Mould died at Aherla, County Cork, on 29 April 2014.