![]() ![]() So when did the writing start? Orla had intended to become a labour lawyer, enter politics and make her way up to being the first woman Prime Minister of Canada, but the tedium of case studies and dry tomes proved too much. Her very varied lifestyle continued with a spell as Lieutenant in the Canadian Naval Reserve where she became the firstever female training officer of new male recruits. ![]() On a youth exchange programme with Malaysia she lived among the native peoples of Borneo and climbed Mount Kota Kinabulu, the highest mountain in SouthEast Asia. in Medieval Irish History.Ī lover of travel and adventure, she hitchhiked across Canada and throughout California. in Celtic Studies and Philosophy and an M.A. ![]() She was North American Junior and Senior Irish Dancer and later taught dancing.Īfter a distinguished University career (Deans Honours List, Archimedes Award for Creative Endeavour, Ontario Graduate Scholar, etc) she graduated from Trinity College at the University of Toronto with a B.A. Growing up in Toronto with seven sisters and two brothers, she returned often to Ireland for Irish dancing competitions. Orla Melling was born in Bray, Co Wicklow and emigrated to Canada with her family when she was five years old. ![]()
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