English-Irish Social Networks in the Seventeenth Century

Herbert, Amanda E.

Abstract

In the 1650s a woman named Eliza Blennerhassett (pre-1639–76) wrote a series of lonely letters from Ireland to England. Penned over the course of about five years, the letters were addressed to a family that Blennerhassett called “the only suports of my spirits.”¹ In her correspondence Blennerhassett worked to maintain social ties with these people living in England and attempted to preserve her friendship with them.

Citation

Herbert, A. E. (2019). English-Irish Social Networks in the Seventeenth Century. In J. A. Eckerle, & N. McAreavy (Eds.), Women's Life Writing and Early Modern Ireland (183-196). University of Nebraska Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvfxvbdk.11

• Online Publication Date: Jun 1, 2019
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jan 10, 2024
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Pages: 183-196
• Book Title: Women's Life Writing and Early Modern Ireland
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvfxvbdk.11
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2118260