II.i. Correspondence between Sarah Ponsonby and her cousin Sarah Tighe of Rossana, Co. Wicklow,
1774-1798.
In their letters to each other Ponsonby and Tighe refer to politics, mutual family and friends, with particular reference to Ponsonby's partner Lady Eleanor Butler. Tighe, writing from London and her home at Rossana, Co. Wicklow, refers to attempts to reconcile Butler with her parents (1774), her sending Ponsonby books, her hopes of visiting her in Wales (she eventually did so some time before Dec 1799), the birth of babies, her thoughts on Irish servants and Catholics and renovation work to Rossana; she also describes events in Co. Wicklow during the 1798 Rebellion, with particular reference to the activities of the United Irish leader Joseph Holt. Ponsonby refers her changes to her garden at Llangollen (13 Sept 1791), the death of her friend the writer Elizabeth Bowdler (11 July 1797)and the artistic abilities of Tighe's children.
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| Notes: | Physical description: 23 pages, 2 folders |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
II.i. Correspondence between Sarah Ponsonby and her cousin Sarah Tighe of Rossana, Co. Wicklow,
1774-1798.
| In Collection: | Tighe, Hamilton and Howard Papers, 1749-1919. |
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| Description: | In their letters to each other Ponsonby and Tighe refer to politics, mutual family and friends, with particular reference to Ponsonby's partner Lady Eleanor Butler. Tighe, writing from London and her home at Rossana, Co. Wicklow, refers to attempts to reconcile Butler with her parents (1774), her sending Ponsonby books, her hopes of visiting her in Wales (she eventually did so some time before Dec 1799), the birth of babies, her thoughts on Irish servants and Catholics and renovation work to Rossana; she also describes events in Co. Wicklow during the 1798 Rebellion, with particular reference to the activities of the United Irish leader Joseph Holt. Ponsonby refers her changes to her garden at Llangollen (13 Sept 1791), the death of her friend the writer Elizabeth Bowdler (11 July 1797)and the artistic abilities of Tighe's children. Included is an attached note, compiled by Caroline Hamilton, concerning Ponsonby's correspondence with her mother Sarah Tighe. |
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| Extent: | 23 pages, 2 folders |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 38,639/1/2
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| Rights: | Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland. |