V.i. Letters from poet Mary Tighe, to her cousin Caroline Tighe, of Rossana, Co. Wicklow,
1793-1795.
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| Summary: | Tighe's letters, some of which are fragmentary and incomplete, are written from London and subsequently Dawlish. She writes of her receipt of letters from Caroline's sister Elizabeth Kelly, her thoughts on the Rev. Thomas Kelly's religious views, the marriage of the Prince of Wales, her social engagements with the Bligh family in London, attending the opera, her joining a circulating library in Dawlish, reading Radcliffe's 'Mysteries of Udolpho' and Smith's 'Montalbert' and her views that young men return from their tours of Italy 'corrupted in principle & profligate'. She also refers to refers to Caroline Tighe's recent love affair and warns her cousin of the gossips among the Co. Wicklow gentry. A letter dated 1795 also includes a note addressed to Caroline Tighe and initialled 'J.B.' (possibly Mary Tighe's brother John Blachford). |
| In collection: | Tighe, Hamilton and Howard Papers, 1749-1919. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Notes: | Annotations in a second hand provide some of the information regarding the dates of the letters. Physical description: 11 pages. more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds |
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V.i. Letters from poet Mary Tighe, to her cousin Caroline Tighe, of Rossana, Co. Wicklow,
1793-1795.
| In Collection: | Tighe, Hamilton and Howard Papers, 1749-1919. |
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| Description: | Tighe's letters, some of which are fragmentary and incomplete, are written from London and subsequently Dawlish. She writes of her receipt of letters from Caroline's sister Elizabeth Kelly, her thoughts on the Rev. Thomas Kelly's religious views, the marriage of the Prince of Wales, her social engagements with the Bligh family in London, attending the opera, her joining a circulating library in Dawlish, reading Radcliffe's 'Mysteries of Udolpho' and Smith's 'Montalbert' and her views that young men return from their tours of Italy 'corrupted in principle & profligate'. She also refers to refers to Caroline Tighe's recent love affair and warns her cousin of the gossips among the Co. Wicklow gentry. A letter dated 1795 also includes a note addressed to Caroline Tighe and initialled 'J.B.' (possibly Mary Tighe's brother John Blachford). |
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| Extent: | 11 pages. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 38,639/1/14
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Copyright owned by the National Library of Ireland. |