Emily Charlotte de Burgh, Countess of Cork (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR; Irish: de Búrca; 19 October 1828 – 10 October 1912) was a British poet, writer, and member of the Irish aristocracy.
Cork was born on 19 October 1828 to Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde and Harriet Canning, daughter of British Prime Minister George Canning.
She was known as The Lady Emily Dungarvan until she became Countess of Cork in 1856, upon her husband's ascension to the earldom.
Cork wrote poetry, short stories and articles which was published in periodicals such as The Pall Mall Magazine and in 1903 she published Letters to and from Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery and John Boyle, Earl of Cork and Orrery.
[6][8] Media related to Emily Charlotte de Burgh, Countess of Cork at Wikimedia Commons