Murphy, Dervla (1931–)

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Murphy, Dervla (1931–)

Irish travel writer. Born Nov 23, 1931, in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Ireland; attended Ursuline Convent in Waterford; children: Rachel (b. Dec 1968, who often cycled with mother).

Set out on 1st bicycle trip (1963) and followed it with many more bicycle tours, cycling in India to work with Tibetan refugees; writings, which often address international political problems, include Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle (1965), The Waiting Land (1967), In Ethiopia with a Mule (1968), On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of South India (1976), Eight Feet in the Andes (1983), Changing the Problem: Post-Forum Reflections (1984), Cameroon with Egbert (1989), The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe (1993), South From the Limpopo: Travels Through South Africa (1997), and Through the Embers of Chaos: Balkan Journeys (2003).

See also autobiography Wheels within Wheels (1979).