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Mary Tighe
Mary Tighe (9 October 1772 – 24 March 1810) was an Anglo-Irish poet.
Life and career.
Mary Blackford (or Blanchford) was born in Dublin, 9 October 1772. Her parents were Theodosia Tighe, a Methodist leader, and William Blachford (d.1773?), a Church of Ireland clergyman and librarian. She had a strict religious upbringing, and when she was twenty-one she married Henry Tighe (1768–1836), her first cousin and a member of the Parliament of
in the grounds, just outside the Warriors' Chapel.
Hannell was survived by Mary and nine of their eleven children: br
1) Clarence Hewson, b. 15 Oct. 1836 (BDM V18361179 20/1836) - d. 3 Apr. 1909 (BDM 2528/1909) - m. Maria Phoebe TIGHE, br
2) Stephena Mary, b. 2 Jun. 1838 (BDM V18381282 22/1838) - d. Sep. 1927 (BDM 12068/1927) - m. Henry ROUSE, br
3) James Edward*, b. 30 Jun. 1840 (BDM V18401483 24A/1840