Margaret Ball
Lady Mayoress of Dublic and Catholic martyr · Religious Figures · Lived 1515 to 1584 · aged 69
Margaret Ball (1515-1584) was a prominent member of 16th-century Irish society, who, despite being the widow of a Lord Mayor of Dublin, was arrested for her adherence to the Catholic faith and died of deprivation in the dungeons of Dublin Castle.
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About this person
She was declared a martyr for the faith by the Catholic Church and beatified in 1992, one of a group of 17 Irish Catholic Martyrs.
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1515 to 1584 · aged 69
