For many years, it was accepted that she was born in the city of Limerick, as she herself claimed, possibly on 23 June 1818; this year was graven on her headstone.
Veľa rokov bolo prijímané, že sa narodila v meste Limerick, ako sama potvrdila, pravdepodobne 23. júna 1818; tento rok bol vyrytý na jej náhrobnom kameni.