‘She was a lady’: Illustrator recounts working with Kathleen Watkins on ‘Pigín of Howth’ children’s books

It was at the age of 82 that Kathleen Watkins, who died this week at the age of 90, began her writing career. Ms Watkins, who was the first continuity announcer to appear on RTÉ television in 1961, released three books about the popular piglet about town, Pigín..