L’Abbé Edgeworth – An Edgeworth Abroad
The Abbé Edgeworth born Henry Essex Edgeworth Born Henry Essex Edgeworth into the notable Edgeworth family of Anglo-Irish Protestants, in 1745. His father, a Church
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The Abbé Edgeworth born Henry Essex Edgeworth Born Henry Essex Edgeworth into the notable Edgeworth family of Anglo-Irish Protestants, in 1745. His father, a Church
Celebrating Maria’s 250th anniversary Today – – the 1st of January 2018 – we are celebrating Maria’s 250th anniversary. Daughter of Richard Lovell Edgeworth and
Despite her work as a novelist, short story writer and playwright, Maria Edgeworth was also a prolific letter writer. Therefore she wrote to family and
Isola Wilde Remembered: A Visit to Edgeworthstown On the 26th February last we hosted a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Isola Wilde’s death. Isola
William Edgeworth the cartographer Son of Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his third wife Elizabeth. William Edgeworth’s practical interests initially followed those of his father, such
A visitor to our town – Patrick Dunne – wrote of his visit to the historical sites in Longford and how his pre-conceived notions about
The construction of the Spire in Edgeworthstown Richard Lovell Edgeworth erected a pre-fabricated spire on the Church of St John in 1811 – it lasted
This item is courtesy of the Worcester Journal Why Maria Edgeworth Matters December 14, 2015 by Sean O’Rourke Believe me, I know. A nineteenth- century
Hall’s Tour of Longford and Edgeworthstown Samuel Carter Hall (1800-1889), and his wife Anna Maria (1800-1881) compiled a three volume guide to Ireland between 1841-1843.