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The Dowager Lady of Peterbrogh Lady Darby the Dowager
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Banmharcas Urumhan \u2013 ag scr\u00edobh \u00f3 Theach an D\u00fain Mh\u00f3ir, is d\u00f3cha \u2013 chuig a her gn\u00edomhaire Stephen Smith
Athch\u00f3ipe\u00e1lta le cead Leabharlann N\u00e1isi\u00fanta na h\u00c9ireann (LN\u00c9, P\u00e1ip\u00e9ir\u00ed Urumhan, 2324, uimh. 1334, lth. 199)<\/p>\n
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Banmharcas Urumhan \u2013 ag scr\u00edobh \u00f3 Theach an D\u00fain Mh\u00f3ir, is d\u00f3cha \u2013 chuig a her gn\u00edomhaire Stephen Smith
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Bh\u00ed Giolla Chr\u00edost de Br\u00fas (1595-1675) ar dhuine de lucht lean\u00fana Angla-Albanach an R\u00ed. Ph\u00f3s s\u00ed Liam Cavendish, 2\u00fa hiarla Devonshire sa bhliain 1608. Le linn an Chogaidh Chathartha, bh\u00ed s\u00ed i dteagmh\u00e1il le lucht lean\u00fana an R\u00ed i Sasana agus in Albain tr\u00ed litreacha i gc\u00f3d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Portr\u00e1id de Ghiolla Chr\u00edost de Br\u00fas, cuntaois Devonshire (1595-1675) le \u00a0P\u00f3l van Somer (1577-1621).<\/p>\n
Le cead \u00f3 North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, USA North Carolina Museum of Art\/Bridgeman Images<\/em>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-4cb7d1ec-1cee-49be-9524-c7e49435d023″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-4cb7d1ec-1cee-49be-9524-c7e49435d023%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_button button_text=”Clice\u00e1il anseo” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color=”gcid-4cb7d1ec-1cee-49be-9524-c7e49435d023″ button_icon=”z||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-4cb7d1ec-1cee-49be-9524-c7e49435d023%22:%91%22button_bg_color%22%93}” button_url=”https:\/\/kilkennycastle.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/7-Bealtaine-1660.mp4″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|-862px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I m\u00ed Bealtaine na bliana 1660, bh\u00ed S\u00e9arlas Sti\u00fabhart ar t\u00ed \u00e1 chur ar ais ar chor\u00f3in Shasana, Albain agus \u00c9irinn. Go luath sa mh\u00ed, d\u2019fh\u00f3gair Parlaimint na Comhdh\u00e1la go raibh S\u00e9arlas II ina mhonarc dleathach \u00f3 cuireadh a athair chun b\u00e1is ar an 30 Ean\u00e1ir 1649. Agus an litir seo \u00e1 scr\u00edobh aici chuig a gn\u00edomhaire Stephen Smith, bh\u00ed a fhios soil\u00e9ir ag an mbanmharcas go raibh an Athghairm ar t\u00ed tarl\u00fa \u2013 ach bh\u00ed s\u00ed aireach f\u00f3s ar bhaol an idircheaptha. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ specialty_columns=”2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 7 Bealtaine 1660 Banmharcas Urumhan \u2013 ag scr\u00edobh \u00f3 Theach an D\u00fain Mh\u00f3ir, is d\u00f3cha \u2013 chuig a her gn\u00edomhaire Stephen Smith Sir It beinge liklie that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14548","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kilkennycastle.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kilkennycastle.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kilkennycastle.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilkennycastle.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilkennycastle.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14548"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilkennycastle.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14941,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilkennycastle.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14548\/revisions\/14941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kilkennycastle.ie\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}L\u00e9ir\u00edonn an litir seo an t\u00e1bhacht a bhain le mn\u00e1 i l\u00edonra s\u00f3isialta agus polaiti\u00fail an bhanmharcais le linn na ng\u00e9arch\u00e9imeanna i l\u00e1r na 17\u00fa haoise.<\/h3>\n
T\u00e1 treoracha ina litir d\u00f3 dhuine a mha\u00edonn s\u00ed gurbh a col ceathrair \u00ed, a dtugann s\u00ed an Bhantiarna Turner mar ainm uirthi: is cos\u00fail gur c\u00f3dainm a bh\u00ed anseo don mharcas, a bh\u00ed ag filleadh ar Londain le haghaidh na hAthghairme. Cuireann Eil\u00eds liosta cairde ar f\u00e1il sa litir ar cheart d\u00e1 fear c\u00e9ile cuairt a thabhairt orthu ar a son mar chomhartha bu\u00edochais as an gcabhair agus as an taca\u00edocht a thug siad d\u00f3 le linn na hIdir-r\u00e9imse. Is mn\u00e1 iad go l\u00e9ir.
L\u00e9ir\u00edonn an liosta gr\u00e9as\u00e1n iontach de mhn\u00e1 den scoth a chuims\u00edonn na tr\u00ed r\u00edocht. Ainmn\u00edonn Eil\u00eds Cuntaois-Baintreach Devonshire, Christian (Christiana) Cavendish, n\u00e9e Bruce (1595\u20131675); Cuntaois-Baintreach Derby, Charlotte Stanley, n\u00e9e de La Tr\u00e9moille (1599\u20131664), agus a beirt in\u00edonacha, Cuntaois Strafford, Henrietta Maria Wentworth, n\u00e9e Stanley (1630\u201385), agus Banmharcas Dorchester, Katherine Pierrepont, n\u00e9e Stanley (r.1631); Cuntaois-Baintreach Peterborough, Elizabeth Mordaunt, n\u00e9e Howard (1603-71); B\u00edocuntaois Raghnallaigh, Katherine Jones, n\u00e9e Boyle (1615\u201391); Bantiarna Anne Savile ba shine, n\u00e9e Coventry (b\u00e1s 1662); agus Cuntaois Dysart, Elizabeth Tollemache, n\u00e9e Murray (1626\u201398). Maithe agus m\u00f3ruaisle na Breataine iad go l\u00e9ir, comhcheilgeoir\u00ed, faisn\u00e9iseoir\u00ed, agus spiair\u00ed na R\u00edogaithe a bh\u00ed sna mn\u00e1 ainmnithe – bhain Devonshire agus Dysart leis an tr\u00ed\u00fa chine\u00e1l. Bh\u00ed a bhformh\u00f3r gn\u00edomhach go polaiti\u00fail le linn na gCogadh Cathartha, agus ghlac Derby agus Savile p\u00e1irt, fi\u00fa, san fheachtas mh\u00edleata in ainm an r\u00ed. Ach bh\u00ed b\u00e1 ag ceann acu ar a laghad, Raghnallach, \u00e1fach, le Lucht na Parlaiminte, agus bh\u00ed Dysart cairdi\u00fail le Cromail.
Ba dhaoine t\u00e1bhachtacha le linn na gcoga\u00ed agus na hIdir-r\u00e9imse iad na mn\u00e1 seo, tr\u00ed cheanglais a gcuid teaghlach n\u00f3 ar a son f\u00e9in, agus mar sin, bh\u00ed siad san \u00e1it cheart chun taca\u00edocht pholaiti\u00fail a thairiscint don Bhanmharcas agus \u00ed i gcruach\u00e1s. Faraoir, n\u00ed soil\u00e9ir \u00e9 leibh\u00e9al an chairdis a bh\u00ed idir Eil\u00eds agus na mn\u00e1 sa litir seo n\u00f3 in aon \u00e1it eile ina gcuid chomhfhreagrais, c\u00e9 is moite de Raghnallach. Is cos\u00fail gurbh ise an t-aon duine amh\u00e1in den ghr\u00fapa le sp\u00e9is n\u00f3 tionchar ar bith in \u00c9irinn, agus b’fh\u00e9idir gur seo an f\u00e1th gurb \u00ed an t\u00e9 a bhfuil a taca\u00edocht doicim\u00e9adaithe is ioml\u00e1na sna litreacha.
N\u00edl ach liosta na mn\u00e1, gan aon chomhth\u00e9acs breise ina leith, at\u00e1 sa litir seo, rud a thugann le tuiscint gur thuig an marcas an f\u00e1th a n-iarrfa\u00ed air cuairt a thabhairt orthu, ach freisin b’fh\u00e9idir nach nd\u00e9anfadh s\u00e9 a leith\u00e9id gan a bhean c\u00e9ile \u00e1 n-iarracht air. S\u00e9 sin le r\u00e1, bh\u00ed na mn\u00e1 seo t\u00e1bhachtach dise, ach nach g\u00e1 d\u00f3san: bh\u00ed siad mar chuid de l\u00edonra s\u00f3isialta agus polaiti\u00fail a bhean c\u00e9ile.
Is eol d\u00fainn gur fhan Eil\u00eds mar chara ach le Devonshire, Raghnallach agus Strafford amh\u00e1in i ndiaidh na hAthghairme, ach ins\u00edonn ainmni\u00fa na mban seo go l\u00e9ir mar chairde luachmhara le linn na hIdir-r\u00e9imse ina litir go Smith l\u00e9argas t\u00e1bhachtach agus leithleach d\u00e1 l\u00edonra s\u00f3isialta agus polaiti\u00fail ag tr\u00e1th ar leith ina saol. L\u00e9ir\u00edonn s\u00e9 c\u00e9 chomh t\u00e1bhachtach agus a bh\u00ed a cairde baineann lena cumas teacht sl\u00e1n as deora\u00edocht fada a fir ch\u00e9ile.<\/p>\n