The Wicklow world of Elizabeth Smith, 1840-1850
By: edited by Dermot James and Séamas Ó Maitiú.
Contributors: James, Dermot.; Ó Maitiú, Séamas.
Publisher: Woodfield Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Grant, Elizabeth, 1797-1885 -- Homes and haunts -- Ireland -- Wicklow (County); Wicklow (Ireland : County) -- Social life and customs.; Wicklow (Ireland : County) -- Biography.
Description: "One hundred and fifty years ago Elizabeth Smith, the Scottish-born wife of a west Wicklow landlord, was keeping a daily record of household, local, national and even international events, written primarily for her children when they grew up. The views expressed are therefore totally frank and uninhibited...[it gives] a contemporary account of everyday life in mid-nineteenth century Ireland."--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.