The Darley's had owned a brewery in Stillorgan, County Dublin, and were related to the Guinness family.
Of her sisters, Bea Orpen was an accomplished artist, Grace Somerville-Large published on traditional dancing in Donegal[2] and Cerise Parker ran the Avoca School with her husband.
Delap died in St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, after a short illness in 2004.
This led to a greater involvement by Delap with the 1971 Women's Voluntary Emergency Service and the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, in County Wicklow.
In 1983 she was given their highest honour Buan Cháirde (special friend), and was described by the organisation as a national treasure.
[1][4] Delap also worked with her husband on issues such as helping Traveller families and the unemployed.