Cynthia longfield. by nichola

1. CYNTHIA LONGFIELD

2. Cynthia Longfield
was born on the
16/08/1896 in
Cloyne, Co. Cork.

3. Cynthia’s parents
wereAlice and
Montifort
longfield. Cynthia
also had two
sisters.

4. Cynthia became the
first female
president ofthe
London Natural
History Society and
the first woman
elected tothe
Entomological
Society Council.

5. Cynthia is
famous for
being a
Dragonfly
Expert.

6. I admire herbecauseher
taskwasto helpcollect
beetles, butterfliesand
mothson theSouthpacific
trip.

7. She is an inspirational
Irish woman because
she named a
dragonfly with a red
abdomen after her :
Agrionopter Insignis
Cynthiae Lieftinck.

8. Cynthia
died on the
27th of
June 1991.

9. Fact 1
Cynthiadied at94 years
ofageat CastleMary,
Cloyne,the placeshe
considered home.

10. Fact 2
The family
house was burnt
down in 1920 by
rebels and Park
House was
rebuilt on the
grounds.

11. Fact 3
Cynthia’s
home was 18
miles from
Cork City.

12. Fact 4 In 1932,
Longfield andher sister ,
while onaholidayin
Canada,rode on
horseback throughthe
Rockies over tough
ground andthrough
difficult weather
conditions.

13. fact 5
CYNTHIA
WORKEDWITH
THE ROYAL
ARMY SERVICE
CORPS,as a
DRIVER.

14. BY NICHOLA