Anne Lee Guinness

Anne Lee Plunket, Baroness Plunket (née Guinness; 11 June 1839 – 8 November 1889) was an Irish philanthropist.

Biography Anne Lee Guinness was born in 1839, and was the only daughter of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, 1st Baronet. While her father was restoring St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, she became involved in causes helping the poor and sick in that area of Dublin, sponsoring bible readings and basic medical supplies. This led to her establishing St Patrick's nursing home in 1876, which became a training centre for Church of Ireland nurses.

Her husband supported Guinness' work at St Patrick's, and she in turn assisted in her educational projects including an extension of Alexandra College and the establishment of the Irish Clergy Daughters’ School at Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin. For large portion of her life, Guinness suffered from a degenerative illness, dying at Old Connaught House on 8 November 1889. She is buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery in the Guinness family vault. She is commemorated with a series of stained-glass windows depicting the works of Dorcas in St Patrick's Cathedral.

In popular culture Guinness is portrayed by English actress Emily Fairn in the Netflix television series House of Guinness.