whatsoever that he had an affair with Lady Lavery". Emmet Dalton, a close associate of Collins who was with him during the period when the supposed affair happened, says he saw no evidence of an affair. Todd Andrews states that such an affair would have been against the code of conduct of the IRA and that it would not have been tolerated. Ryan also states that correspondence between Collins and Kitty Kiernan in this period shows that their relationship was solid. References External links Sir John Lavery: Passion and Politics Exhibition, Hugh Lane Gallery 1880 births 1935 deaths American people of Irish descent Artists from Chicago Artists from London Burials at Putney Vale Cemetery American women painters 20th-century American painters 20th-century American women artists American expatriates in England American artists' models The Masters School people