Sarah Ponsonby

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Sarah Ponsonby

Country

Ireland

Birth - Death

1755 - 1831

Occupation

Writer

Description

Disguised in men's clothes, eloped with Lady Eleanor Butler and lived in a rural retreat. Had many poems written about them, and became social luminaries.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/wales/724170/Wales-A-tale-of-two-ladies-ahead-of-their-time.html
• https://ladiesofllangollen.wordpress.com/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/9caacbfe-a7ac-3286-ada5-4fd0e9496478

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