Age, Biography and Wiki

Dervla Murphy was born on 28 November, 1931 in Lismore, County Waterford, Irish Free State, is an Irish writer and touring cyclist (1931–2022). Discover Dervla Murphy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation Cyclist, travel writer
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 28 November 1931
Birthday 28 November
Birthplace Lismore, County Waterford, Irish Free State
Date of death 22 May, 2022
Died Place Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland
Nationality

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 28 November. She is a member of famous writer with the age 90 years old group.

Dervla Murphy Height, Weight & Measurements

At 90 years old, Dervla Murphy height not available right now. We will update Dervla Murphy's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children 1

Dervla Murphy Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dervla Murphy worth at the age of 90 years old? Dervla Murphy’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from . We have estimated Dervla Murphy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income writer

Dervla Murphy Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1931

Dervla Murphy (28 November 1931 – 22 May 2022) was an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books, writing for more than 50 years.

1951

During young adulthood she took a number of short trips (between three and six weeks): to Wales and southern England in 1951; to Belgium, Germany and France in 1952; and two trips to Spain in 1954 and 1956.

She published a number of travel articles in the Hibernia journal and the Irish Independent newspaper, but her Spanish travel book was rejected by publishers.

1958

Murphy's first lover, Godfrey, died abroad in 1958 and her father became ill with nephritis, a complication of influenza, and died in February 1961.

1962

Her mother's health had been deteriorating for many years, and she died in August 1962.

Her mother's death freed Murphy from her domestic duties and allowed her to make the extended trip for which she had long planned:

"The hardships and poverty of my youth had been a good apprenticeship for this form of travel. I had been brought up to understand that material possessions and physical comfort should never be confused with success, achievement and security."

1963

In 1963 Murphy set off on her first long-distance bicycle tour, a self-supported trip from Ireland to India.

Taking a pistol along with other equipment aboard her Armstrong Cadet men's bicycle (named Rozinante in allusion to Don Quixote's steed, and always known as Roz), she passed through Europe during one of the worst winters in years.

In Yugoslavia, Murphy began to write a journal instead of mailing letters.

In Iran she used her gun to frighten off a group of thieves, and "used unprintable tactics" to escape from an attempted rapist at a police station.

She received her worst injury of the journey on a bus in Afghanistan, when a rifle butt hit her and fractured three ribs; however, this only delayed her for a short while.

She wrote appreciatively about the landscape and people of Afghanistan, calling herself "Afghanatical" and claiming that the Afghan "is a man after my own heart".

In Pakistan, she visited Swat (where she was a guest of the last wali, Miangul Aurangzeb) and the mountain area of Gilgit.

The final leg of her trip took her through the Punjab region and over the border to India towards Delhi.

Her journal was later published by John Murray as her first book Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle.

1965

Murphy is best known for her 1965 book Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, about an overland cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

She followed this with volunteer work helping Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal and trekking with a mule through Ethiopia.

Murphy took a break from travel writing following the birth of her daughter, and then wrote about her travels with Rachel in India, Pakistan, South America, Madagascar and Cameroon.

She later wrote about her solo trips through Romania, Africa, Laos, the states of the former Yugoslavia and Siberia.

1979

Murphy published an autobiography Wheels Within Wheels in 1979, describing her life before the journey described in Full Tilt.

1993

She had sent it to John Murray at the suggestion of Penelope Betjeman whom she had met in Delhi during her journey, although initially too modest to contact such an illustrious publisher of travel books; she had a happy publishing relationship with Jock Murray (John Murray VI) until his death in 1993.

After arriving in Delhi, Murphy worked as a volunteer helping Tibetan refugees under the auspices of Save the Children.

2005

In 2005, she visited Cuba with her daughter and three granddaughters.

Murphy normally travelled alone without luxuries and depending on the hospitality of local people.

She was in some dangerous situations; for example, she was attacked by wolves in the former Yugoslavia, threatened by soldiers in Ethiopia, and robbed in Siberia.

However, she described her worst incident as tripping over cats at home and shattering her left arm.

Dervla Murphy was born and brought up in Lismore, County Waterford.

Her parents were from Dublin and had moved to Lismore when her father was appointed county librarian.

When Murphy was one year old, her mother developed rheumatoid arthritis, from which she suffered for the rest of her life.

They were advised not to have any more children and Dervla grew up as an only child.

From a young age, Murphy planned to travel:

For my tenth birthday my parents gave me a second-hand bicycle and Pappa [her grandfather] sent me a second-hand atlas.

Already I was an enthusiastic cyclist, though I had never before owned a bicycle, and soon after my birthday I resolved to cycle to India one day.

I have never forgotten the exact spot, on a steep hill near Lismore, where this decision was made.

Half-way up I rather proudly looked at my legs, slowly pushing the pedals around, and the thought came "If I went on doing this for long enough I could get to India."

Murphy attended secondary school at the Ursuline Convent in Waterford but left at age 14 to take care of her disabled mother.

2014

She spent five months in a refugee camp in Dharamsala run by Tsering Dolma, sister of the 14th Dalai Lama.

She then cycled through the Kullu Valley, spending Christmas in Malana.

Her journals from this period were published in her second book, Tibetan Foothold.