Mary Young was born at Dundarave, Bushmills, County Antrim. When she married she went to live at Galgorm, Ballymena, County Antrim. She was an enthusiastic and accomplished photographer. She took over a thousand photographs between 1890 and 1915, and she often experimented with chiaroscuro. Most of the photographs are of her family, and life on the Galgorm Estate. During the Second World War she was heavily involved in voluntary work for the armed forces.

Born:	1868
Died:	1946