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‘One of the most extraordinary persons’ Maria Edgeworth ever met

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As the legendary Colonel Richard Martin neared the end of his life in Boulogne, where he had fled to escape his numerous creditors, a large four-horse carriage, on which two postilions, in jackets of dark-blue frieze, guided the coach on horse-back, arrived at the front door of Ballynahinch. It was dark, and its occupants were in a state of near exhaustion.

Critically acclaimed author Patrick deWitt visits Roscommon Arts Centre

Roscommon Arts Centre is thrilled to present an evening with critically acclaimed author and screenwriter Patrick deWitt as part of a short Irish tour on Thursday, September 9, at 8pm.

Scandal in Ireland and terrible tragedy in the US

“Oh! What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive” - Sir Walter Scott

 

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