. The Brontës in Ireland; or, Facts stranger than fiction. edcottage. In fact, the house of Red Paddy McClory,in which Alice was born and reared, stood abouthalf-way between the two-storied house and acabin a little to the south of it. The foundationsof the house in which Charlotte Brontes Irishgrandmother was born are still visible. Shortly after the death of old Hugh, and in thetime of the Bronte prosperity, one of the brothers,called Welsh, opened a public-house in the thatchedcabin referred to, and from that moment, as far asI have been able to make out, the tide of theBrontes prosperity t
. The Brontës in Ireland; or, Facts stranger than fiction. edcottage. In fact, the house of Red Paddy McClory,in which Alice was born and reared, stood abouthalf-way between the two-storied house and acabin a little to the south of it. The foundationsof the house in which Charlotte Brontes Irishgrandmother was born are still visible. Shortly after the death of old Hugh, and in thetime of the Bronte prosperity, one of the brothers,called Welsh, opened a public-house in the thatchedcabin referred to, and from that moment, as far asI have been able to make out, the tide of theBrontes prosperity turned. Everything the Brontes did in those days wasgenuine. Their whiskey was as good in quality astheir roads, and I fear it must be added that theywere among the heartiest customers for their owncommodities. They ceased to work on the roads,and their hard-earned money slipped throughtheir fingers, and the public-house became the THE DAILY ROUND 123 meeting-place for the fast and wild youth of thelocality. Then another brother, called William, but known. Hugh Brontes MPLorys Ho.^Welsh Brontes Ho. Brontes 2 m House Oak triers planted*by Hugh)Bronte Deuils Dining Room
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