Her father was a doctor, poet and senator, her mother was also a writer as was her sister Dora Sigerson Shorter.
Piatt stayed in Ireland living in her father's house.
She was a member of Cumann na mBan and covered topics like the Charles Kickham Memoir in her writings.
[2][3][4][5][6] Piatt worked on the Weekly Freeman, taking over as "Uncle Remus" from Rose Kavanagh, a job which earned her a pound a week.
She also wrote for the Lyceum, Irish Fireside and The Weekly Register as well as contributing to other American and English journals.