Annie Brophy

Photograph of Anne Brophy

Photograph of Anne Brophy, Waterford’s first professional woman photographer.

Waterford City Archives.

Photograph of Anne Brophy
Waterford City Archives.

Photograph of Anne Brophy

Photograph of Anne Brophy, Waterford’s first professional woman photographer.

Waterford City Archives.

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Annie and Her Family

Annie Brophy is remembered fondly in Waterford as a photographer who truthfully documented the city's everyday life.

She was born in Johnstown in Waterford City in 1899. Her father Michael was born in Co. Kilkenny and her mother Hannah was born in Co. Cork. Her father was a constable in the RIC.

Annie had two sisters called Margaret and Isabella, and four brothers called Thomas, Andrew, Michael and Billy. She went to school at the Mercy Convent and was singled out as a student with an artistic flair.