Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington. 4th ed., Downey, 1896.
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Blessington, Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of. “Introduction”. Conversations of Lord Byron, edited by Ernest J., Jr Lovell, Princeton University Press, 1969, pp. 3-114.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Marguerite Gardiner Countess of Blessington
Margaret's father, Edmund Power
, was an Irish squireen, or small landowner, of ancient family. He was handsome, violent, and alcoholic, with a love of sport, display, and entertaining that led him into debt.
Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington. 4th ed., Downey, 1896.
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Feldman, Paula R., editor. British Women Poets of the Romantic Era. John Hopkins University Press, 1997.
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Residence
Marguerite Gardiner Countess of Blessington
Her family moved from Knockbrit to the town of Clonmel around 1797, when her father
left his estate as a result of financial mismanagement.
Molloy, Joseph Fitzgerald. The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington. 4th ed., Downey, 1896.