Sarah Cotter

Sarah Cotter operated a printing house on Skinner Row in Dublin from 1744 to 1774. Like Alice Reilly, Cotter paid dues to the guild and held quarter-member status which she retained from her admittance in 1756 until 1770. She focused on connection building and forged relationships with publishers in London. This is evidenced by the large number of English texts for which she is listed as the Irish agent. While Cotter published instructional works such as Elements of Criticism which is included in the exhibition, as well as works of drama and poetry, she is best known for printing legal texts.