9 8 5 ▁for ▁their ▁branch ▁in ▁Ball bridge . ▁Her ▁entry ▁for ▁a ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁for ▁a ▁stamp ▁mark ing ▁International ▁Women ' s ▁Year , ▁featuring ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁hands ▁reaching ▁for ▁a ▁dove ▁with ▁an ▁o live ▁branch ▁won . ▁ ▁We j ch ert ▁became ▁an ▁Irish ▁citiz en ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A os d á na ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hi bern ian ▁Academy ▁( R HA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁intern ation ally ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Irish ▁sculpt or ▁included ▁in ▁Louis ▁Red stone ' s ▁new ▁directions ▁( 1 9 8 1 ). ▁She ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁gallery ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁numerous ▁times , ▁including ▁a ▁solo ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁her ▁most ▁important ▁pieces ▁were ▁for ▁Irish ▁univers ities , ▁such ▁as ▁Ge ometric ▁form ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁L imer ick ▁and ▁Fl ame ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁C ork ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁her ▁last ▁work . ▁She ▁died ▁suddenly ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁on ▁T iv oli ▁Road , ▁D ún ▁La og ha ire ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁She ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Jacob . ▁The ▁R HA ▁held ▁a ▁post hum ous ▁exhibition ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁in