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Irish Wentworths Written by Cheryl (10/31/2008 3:09 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Irish I dare say., penned by Rachel G

Thomas Wentworth, the Earl of Strafford, was the Lord Deputy of Ireland. Remember in Ch. 3 when they're talking about the curate Wentworth, Sir Walter says:

" Mr. Wentworth was nobody, I remember: quite unconnected; nothing to do with the Strafford family. One wonders how the names of many of our nobility become so common."

So, Lady Dalrymple, especially being Irish, likely leapt to that Wentworth/Irish connection, so this may be what she was thinking.

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Irish I dare say. Rachel G (10/31/2008 1:39 p.m.)

Were the Irish well accepted in our area? MarianneR (11/1/2008 6:23 a.m.)
- Lady Dalrymple is the widow of an 'Irish' Viscount Rae (11/1/2008 6:37 a.m.)
  - This Helps Explain the Reversal in Sir Walter's Attitude Tessa (11/2/2008 5:28 p.m.)
Mysterious... Moni (11/1/2008 5:13 a.m.)
Another possibility: Mrs Smith's 'tall Irish officer' Tom P2 (10/31/2008 4:53 p.m.)
- But could he indeed be Irish? Elbè (10/31/2008 6:49 p.m.)
  - Who's Irish? CarolTS (11/1/2008 2:19 p.m.)
    - I am speaking of Wentworth, sorry for being unclear Elbè (11/1/2008 3:57 p.m.)
Irish Wentworths Cheryl (10/31/2008 3:09 p.m.)
- But I don't think she knows his name Rae (10/31/2008 3:37 p.m.)
Cultural Vanity TimLee (10/31/2008 2:29 p.m.)
- That's what I think, too, Tim Cathy Allen (10/31/2008 3:49 p.m.)
- Vanity. Rachel G (10/31/2008 3:08 p.m.)
In chapter 16 LeeAnne (10/31/2008 2:01 p.m.)
- Thanks - I'd overlooked the vital clue, nfm Rachel G (10/31/2008 2:58 p.m.)

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