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Ellen Fitzsimon Two handwritten m.s.s. albums Odd and Ends in Verse and Prose written by E.N.F. for her young friend Queen M.A.B. These two m.s.s. are written by Ellen Fitzsimon 1805 - 1883, eldest daughter of Daniel O'Connell of Derrynane (The Liberator) and his wife Mary O'Connell. She married (1825) Christopher Fitzsimon M.P. for Dublin (d 1856). The first is dated 1830. It is part journal ''kept solely for my own inspection, I can therefore freely write my thoughts'', intermixed with poetry. Fascinating in its details, it throws a very personal light on the period and the extraordinary family in which she grew up and pays a special tribute to her fragile mother, whose health was the reason for their long sojourns in England and France. Both volumes eschew political comment but exude an undying affection and sentiment for Ireland. She recalls lost diaries that she had kept; as an eleven year at Clifton accompanied by ''my dear father'' and another recording the excitement of George IV's visit ''it contained a lively account of those mad days when poor Ireland for the millioneth time was cajoled and deceived'' Includes; Return to Clifton 1817 - Daniel O'Connell reading Lallah Rookh - Bristol - Capt. Flynn R.N. who captured Wolfe Tone for which ''he was never so sorry'' - dear old house in Merrion Square - fathers trial and triumph - life in Wicklow (Ballinamora) - England 1831, 1st time on a train, the black country, opening of London bridge with her father - her husband elected M.P. 1833 and life in London - Tom Moores mother - Derrynane, storm sailing to Cork - Killarney, Spillane the Buglar, Waterford, the glass works, Glancullen. At the end is ''Remeniscences'' mainly about a terrible and bigoted school in Hume Street ran by Mrs Bishop and Miss Wolstonecroft, the sisters of Mary Godwin The second (1861) is compiled as a series of travel and other memories, which act as a vehicle for poetry. Some of it is reworked from the 1st volume. It is dedicated to M.A.B., which might be her grand niece Marie Angelica Balfe of South Park, Roscommon. She describes how she was brought up Winter, Spring and Summer in Dublin but her busy father would arrange trips when possible. She always loved to travel but it had lost much of its charm since the invention of the rail roads - Wales - Pau (whence the family had to decamp to clear up a pecuniary embarrassment ''brought on by my fathers own confidence in a man of business'') - Paris, with uncle Count O'Connell we were never classed among the anglais'' - England again where unlike other Irish she mixed freely with English people. Advised by Daniel O'Connell, her husband recovered the family property of Ballinamona, Co Wicklow where she was supremely happy and describes Wicklow with great affection. Rome - Donnybrook Fair - Killarney - appreciation of the Duchess of Kent, of Victoria's accession which she witnessed with her father, wished Victoria had visited Ireland earlier when she would have been welcomed ''I wonder is she too infected with English antipathy to Ireland. I hope the very Saxon little husband of hers has not since prejudiced her against us''. She increasingly concentrates on poetry and the natural beauties around Ballinamona. A unique record of exceptional warmth. Ellen Fitzsimon Two handwritten m.s.s. albums Odd and Ends in Verse and Prose written by E.N.F. for her young friend Queen M.A.B. These two m.s.s. are written by Ellen Fitzsimon 1805 - 1883, eldest daughter of Daniel O'Connell of Derrynane (The Liberator) and his wife Mary O'Connell. She married (1825) Christopher Fitzsimon M.P. for Dublin (d 1856). The first is dated 1830. It is part journal ''kept solely for my own inspection, I can therefore freely write my thoughts'', intermixed with poetry. Fascinating in its details, it throws a very personal light on the period and the extraordinary family in which she grew up and pays a special tribute to her fragile mother, whose health was the reason for their long