May Pery [née Irwin] (1869-1943; WWW), countess of Limerick; m. (1890) William Pery, 4th Earl of Limerick; sportswoman and pianist who studied under Paderewski in Paris; superintendant of the Free Buffet at London Bridge station during the First World War: Times 13 Mar. 1943. The ivory crucifix she gave Henson adorned his bookcase at Hyntle Place, Suffolk, during his retirement: Retrospect, III, 380. See also Volume 77,

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• 12 Aug 1912
• 15 Aug 1912
• 19 Aug 1912
• 15 Dec 1912
• 29 Dec 1912
• 6 Jan 1915
• 3 Oct 1915
• 6 Feb 1919

See also Irwin, John Burke; Pery, Edmond William Claude Gerard de Vere