Letter from John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury to Hugh Charles Clifford,
1847 Oct. 28.
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| Summary: | Talbot appears to be responding to comments made by Clifford on a publication of his (most likely his 'Thoughts on the Poor-Relief Bill for Ireland', 1847). He discusses the situation in Ireland and current events of Catholic interest, with some sharp words against the Catholic journal,The Tablet . He makes a brief reference to Archbishop McHale of Tuam. |
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| Notes: | The letter is addressed to Clifford in Rome, where he spent much time. Talbot, whose wife was born in Wexford, was sixteenth earl of Shrewsbury and sixteenth earl of Waterford, a Catholic aristocrat. He was a patron of the architect, A. W. Pugin, and sponsored the building of many churches. He deplored the support given to Daniel O'Connell by the Catholic periodical The Tablet. Hugh Charles Clifford was also a prominent Catholic layman in Britain. On succeeding to the baronetcy he took his seat in the House of Lords, the first of his family to do so since 1678. He supported the whigs, but seldom took part in the debates except on questions connected with Roman Catholicism. In his later years he lived chiefly in Italy. Physical description: 1 item. more |
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