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Maria Edgeworth
Castle Rackrent
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664185884
Table of Contents
CONTINUATION OF THE MEMOIRS OF THE RACKRENT FAMILY
HISTORY OF SIR CONOLLY RACKRENT
GLOSSARY 2. LET ALONE THE THREE KINGDOMS ITSELF.
—Ullaloo, Gol, or lamentation over the dead—
GLOSSARY 4. THE TENANTS WERE SENT AWAY WITHOUT THEIR WHISKY.
GLOSSARY 5. HE DEMEANED HIMSELF GREATLY—
Means, he lowered or disgraced himself much.
GLOSSARY 6. DUTY FOWLS, DUTY TURKEYS, AND DUTY GEESE.—
GLOSSARY 10. OUT OF FORTY-NINE SUITS WHICH HE HAD, HE NEVER LOST ONE BUT SEVENTEEN.
GLOSSARY 14. SIR MURTAGH GREW MAD
GLOSSARY 15. THE WHOLE KITCHEN WAS OUT ON THE STAIRS
GLOSSARY 16. FINING DOWN THE YEAR’S RENT.
GLOSSARY 18. I THOUGHT TO MAKE HIM A PRIEST.
—in Ireland, means a simpleton, an idiot.
GLOSSARY 24. AND SO SHOULD CUT HIM OFF FOR EVER BY LEVYING A FINE,
GLOSSARY 25. A RAKING POT OF TEA.
GLOSSARY 26. WE GAINED THE DAY BY THIS PIECE OF HONESTY.
GLOSSARY 27. CARTON AND HALF-CARTON,
INTRODUCTION
I
The story of the Edgeworth Family, if it were properly told, should be as long as the ARABIAN NIGHTS themselves; the thousand and one cheerful intelligent members of the circle, the amusing friends and relations, the charming surroundings, the cheerful hospitable home, all go to make up an almost unique history of a county family of great parts and no little character. The Edgeworths were people of good means and position, and their rental, we are told, amounted to nearly £3000 a year. At one time there was some talk of a peerage for Mr. Edgeworth, but he was considered too independent for a peerage.
The family tradition seems to have been unconventional and spirited always. There