Biddy Early
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Ellen Connors (née Early) was well known for her exceptional [[herbalism|herbal cures]] and taught her daughter many of her recipes. These recipes were regarded as family secrets, as was common for the time. When Biddy was 16 years old, her mother died of malnutrition, leaving her in charge of the household. Just six months after her mother's death, her father died of [[typhus]]. Unable to pay the rent, she left her childhood home.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
Ellen Connors (née Early) was well known for her exceptional [[herbalism|herbal cures]] and taught her daughter many of her recipes. These recipes were regarded as family secrets, as was common for the time. When Biddy was 16 years old, her mother died of malnutrition, leaving her in charge of the household. Just six months after her mother's death, her father died of [[typhus]]. Unable to pay the rent, she left her childhood home.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
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==Adult life== |
==Adult life== |
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When Biddy was 18, she began working for a landlord in Carheen near [[Limerick]], but she was often taunted for her aloof behaviour. She left after a short time and went to live in the local [[poorhouse]], where she was treated even more poorly. During this period, she would often walk into Gurteenreagh on market days, and it was there that she met her first husband, Pat Malley of [[Feakle]]. The couple faced a number of obstacles: Pat was twice Biddy's age and already had a son and Biddy had no [[dowry]] to offer. However, they wed. After their marriage, Biddy gave birth to a son, Paddy, her only child.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} |
When Biddy was 18, she began working for a landlord in Carheen near [[Limerick]], but she was often taunted for her aloof behaviour. She left after a short time and went to live in the local [[poorhouse]], where she was treated even more poorly. During this period, she would often walk into Gurteenreagh on market days, and it was there that she met her first husband, Pat Malley of [[Feakle]]. The couple faced a number of obstacles: Pat was twice Biddy's age and already had a son and Biddy had no [[dowry]] to offer. However, they wed. After their marriage, Biddy gave birth to a son, Paddy, her only child.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} |
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