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Alexander Malet to his mother, Castlecook [Castle Coole], 21 December 1822
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Collection Malet Letter
Title Alexander Malet to his mother, Castlecook [Castle Coole], 21 December 1822
Description [Letter text incomplete. It is uncertain whether this is an extract from a letter or the only surviving text from the original manuscript]. Sir Alexander Malet informs his mother [Susanna] that the countryside on his way to Sligo supported an "incredible number of inhabitants" in villages of cabins, but most of whom were in "almost uninterrupted succession of these miserable habitations". In the mountains above Boyle he was shocked as the "apparent excess population beyond visible means of support". Malet's mother is likely residing in Wilbury House, the family home in Wiltshire.
Date 21/12/1822
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/71/15
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 1p
Topic Malet Letter
Geographic Castle Coole (townland),Fermanagh (county),Ireland
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen twenties
Genre Transcript
Note Title and handwritten transcript by Dr. Bruce D. Boling (collaborator of Professor Kerby Miller). Description by University of Galway.
Creator / Author Name Alexander Malet