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date: 07 March 2021

Gregory [née Persse], (Isabella) Augusta, Lady Gregorylocked

(1852–1932)
  • James L. Pethica

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Gregory [née Persse], (Isabella) Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852–1932), playwright, folklorist, and literary patron, was born on 15 March 1852, at Roxborough House, near Loughrea, co. Galway, Ireland, the twelfth of sixteen children of Dudley Persse (1802–1878), and his second wife, Frances, née...

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