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Clonmel: Lady Blessington's Bath

Cluain Meala: Folcadáin na Bantiarna Blessington


CLONMEL - Lady Blessington's Bath

Born Marguerite Power in Clonmel in 1789, the woman who would become Lady Blessington was promised in marriage at the age of 15. She fled her violent husband, Captain Farmer, and returned home where, in 1818, following her spouse's death, she married Lord Blessington.

Marguerite and her husband then enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle, one they shared with such literary luminaries as Lord Byron. Indeed Lady Blessington gave the world a great insight into the poet's character and personality in her publication Conversations with Byron. In 1822, after plunging their estates deep into debt, she and her husband moved to the continent, where they remained until Lord Blessington's death in 1829.

A liaison with Count d'Orsay then followed, which gave rise to much scandal in London, where Lady Blessington was now based. In her new career as a journalist and travel writer she edited and contributed to many publications, such as the gossip centred Idler books. She also penned the novels Grace Cassidy and The Two Friends.

Lady Blessington's writings, however, were not enough to save her from bankruptcy, and she fled to Paris, where she died in 1849. Lady Blessington's Bath today commemorates the fame of one of the most colourful and vivacious figures from Clonmel's past.

Source - Sth. Tipperary Co. Co., "Official Guide to South Tipperary"

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Folcadán na Bantiarna Blessington

Rugadh an bhean a bhíodh mar an Bhantiarna Blessington Marguerite Power i gCluain Meala i 1789. Déanadh gealltanas pósta di agus í 15 bliana d’aois. Theith sí óna fear chéile foréigneach, an Captaen Farmer, agus tháinig sí abhaile, áit ar phós sí an Tiarna Blessington sa bhliain 1818, tar éis dá fear bás a fháil.
Bhí cineál saoil rabairneach ag Marguerite agus a fear chéile, a roinneadar le soilsí móra litríochta ar nós an Tiarna Byron. Cinnte, thug an Bhantiarna Blessington léargas iontach ar charactar agus ar phearsantacht an fhile don domhan ina foilsiúchán Conversations with Byron. Sa bhliain 1822, tar éis dóibh a eastáir a thiomadh i bhfiacha, bhog sise agus a fear go dtí an mór-roinn, áit a d’fhanadar go dtí bás an Tiarna Blessington in 1829.
Bhí gaol aici leis an gCunta d'Orsay ansin, a tharraing mórán scanaill uirthi i Londain, áit a raibh cónaí ar an mBantiarna Blessington faoin am seo. Le linn a slí beatha nua mar iriseoir agus scríbhnoir taistil, d’eagraigh sí agus chuir sí le hiomaí foilsiúchán, ina measc siúd na leabhair chúlchainte Idler. Ise a scríobh na húrscéalta Grace Cassidy agus The Two Friends.
Níor leor scríbhneoireacht na Bantiarna Blessington í a shábháil ón fhéimheacht, agus theith sí go Páras, áit ar chailleadh in 1849 í. Déanann Folcadáin na Bantiarna Blessington comóradh ar cháil duine de na carachtair is aigeantaí i stair Chluain Meala.
Foinse – Comh. Co. Thiobraid Árann Theas, "Official Guide to South Tipperary"

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