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Jane Barlow (1/9) Irish Idylls

IRISH IDYLLS..... Is a collection of short stories about Irish peasantry during the 19th Century. Ms Jane Barlow, an Irish lass, having, unbelievably, an uncertain date of birth, has a turn of phrase that delights and simultaneously enmeshes the reader/listener with compassion for her tableau. She captures the tune and lilt of dialogue so delightfully. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY..... Jane Barlow (October 17 1856 – April 17, 1917) was an Irish writer, noted for her novels and poems describing the lives of the Irish peasantry, chiefly about Lisconnel and Ballyhoy, in relation to both landlords and the Great Famine. Barlow was the second child and eldest daughter of Rev. James William Barlow, vice-provost of Trinity College, Dublin. Born in Dollymount, Clontarf, County Dublin, she spent most of her life living in Raheny, then a village in County Dublin, in the house in the townland of Ballyhoy which then was called "The Cottage" The house was known by various names over the years, as "Ballyhoy", "The Cottage" and "Raheny House". Built in the 18th century originally with a thatched roof, another wing was added in the 1840s. In 1986, it became the Garda Siochána Retirement Home and the original house was incorporated into the new additions. She was educated by the family's governess and her father. She became proficient in French and German, and was a talented classical scholar and an accomplished pianist. She travelled much throughout Ireland, and in her twenties visited Italy, France, Greece, and Turkey. Miss Barlow had great success with the collection of stories Irish Idylls (1892). Running into nine editions, it was read in France, Germany, Britain and America. When the University of Dublin first began to grant degrees to women, Barlow was one of the first "to receive the highest honorary distinction that ancient seat of learning could bestow", a Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.). She was a contributor to the National Literary Society in Dublin and was friends with Katharine Tynan and Sarah Purser, who painted her portrait in 1894. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------