This biography is republished from The Dictionary of Irish Biography and was written by Turlough O’Riordan. Shared by permission in line with Creative Commons ‘Attribution’ (CC BY) licencing.
Born: Unknown, Ireland (assumed)
Died: 1842
Country most active: Ireland
Also known as: Ruth McCormack or McCormick
Ruth Graisberry (d. 1842), printer, succeeded her husband as college printer in 1822 after successfully petitioning the Trinity College Dublin to retain her, with the backing of the leading figures in the capital’s printing trade. The firm vacated their Back Lane premises before 1824 and Graisberry took Michael Gill into partnership with her in 1833. Apprenticed to the firm since he was 19, he had managed the college press since 1827 and became a full partner in 1833, eventually buying the business outright in 1837. Graisberry had suffered from a prolonged illness for some time and died sometime before 2 July 1842.