ath ▁helped ▁start ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁her ▁native ▁county . ▁ ▁Work ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁female ▁gradu ates ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Federation ▁of ▁University ▁Women ▁( 1 9 3 7 – 3 9 ) ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁Women ▁Gr adu ates ' ▁Association ▁( 1 9 4 3 – 4 7 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁she ▁was ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Women ▁Gr adu ates ' ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁new ▁constitution , ▁seeking ▁delet ion ▁of ▁articles ▁which ▁they ▁believed ▁disc rimin ated ▁against ▁women . ▁O ' F ar rel ly ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁founder ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Sor optim ist ▁Club ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Irish ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁other ▁work ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁principal ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁of ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁College ▁of ▁Irish , ▁C log h ane ely , ▁County ▁Don eg al , ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁and ▁Con n acht ▁colleg es ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Irish ▁Language ▁Summer ▁School s . ▁An ▁an ec d ote ▁told ▁by ▁Brian ▁O ' N olan ▁deprec ating ▁her ▁spoken ▁Irish ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁born ▁out ▁of ▁professional ▁rival ry . ▁She ▁also ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Indust rial ▁Development ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁Hom esp un ▁Society , ▁and ▁administrator ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁Con nor ▁M age e ▁Trust ▁for ▁the ▁development