View from Edgeworthstown House
The view from the library window of Edgeworthstown House. This was sketched in 1868 and shows the lawns in summertime, a view Maria Edgeworth loved.
View from Edgeworthstown House
View from Edgeworthstown House
The view from the library window of Edgeworthstown House. This was sketched in 1868 and shows the lawns in summertime, a view Maria Edgeworth loved.
Maria Edgeworth loved Edgeworthstown and its surrounding countryside, especially in the spring and early summer. In fact, her love of the locality was one of the reasons she turned down a marriage proposal from the great love of her life, Chevalier Edelcrantz, private secretary to the King of Sweden. Marrying him would have involved living abroad and away from Edgeworthstown and all its beauty.
Edgeworthstown House
Edgeworthstown House
Built in 1672 by Richard Edgeworth, Edgeworthstown House was enlarged by Richard Lovell Edgeworth in 1770. It was the home of the author Maria Edgeworth, his daughter. The house is still in existence today and functions as a nursing home.
Edgeworthstown House
Edgeworthstown House
Built in 1672 by Richard Edgeworth, Edgeworthstown House was enlarged by Richard Lovell Edgeworth in 1770. It was the home of the author Maria Edgeworth, his daughter. The house is still in existence today and functions as a nursing home.
Maria and her family lived in a big house built by her grandfather, Richard Edgeworth, in 1672. In 1770, it was enlarged and modernised by her father, the writer, scientist, inventor and educationalist, Richard Lovell Edgeworth.
Edgeworthtown House today
Edgeworthstown House, the home of author Maria Edgeworth until her death in 1849. The house is currently in use as a nursing home.
Courtesy of Longford County LibraryEdgeworthtown House today
Courtesy of Longford County Library
Courtesy of Longford County Library
Edgeworthtown House today
Edgeworthstown House, the home of author Maria Edgeworth until her death in 1849. The house is currently in use as a nursing home.
Courtesy of Longford County LibraryThe house was sold in 1935 by Mrs C.F. Mantogue, whose mother was an Edgeworth. It was bought by a local who had made his fortune in the United States, Mr Bernard Noonan. Edgeworthstown House was then donated to the Sisters of Mercy by Noonan in 1939, together with fifty acres of land. The order turned it into Our Lady's Nursing Home, and it still serves this purpose today.