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#OTD in Irish History | 20 October:

1612 – Birth of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork, in Youghal, Co Cork. He was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and was a Cavalier. 1674 – Birth of James Logan, Colonial statesman and scholar in Lurgan, Co Armagh. 1775 – Two hundred passengers are lost in the shipwrecks of the brigs Trevor Totty and Nonpareil. Among the casualties are The…

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Cattle graze peacefully under the watchful eye of Doonagore Castle

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Doonagore Castle, Doolin, Clare County, Ireland.

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Doonagore Castle

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📍Doonagore Castle, Doolin

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Doonagore Castle: Ireland's Hidden Gem

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The Irish in Regency England

What was life like for Mr. Thomas O'Brien, an Irish gentleman in Regency England?

From the playscript, we know that Thomas is a student at Oxford. In 1815, his family is better off than Henry's, and in 1821 he is able to afford a fine London home for his family. My educated guess is that Thomas studies law at Oxford, which would be an appropriate occupation for a younger son. It's also possible O'Brien is the eldest son obtaining a gentleman's education without needing to pursue a "profession" (an eldest son's job would be managing the family estate/fortune).

Irish-English relations during the Regency were tense. There was a major, bloody rebellion in 1798, and in 1801 the Act of Union dissolved the Irish Parliament and combined Ireland, Scotland, and England into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Irish Catholics were considered second-class citizens, with the Protestant minority holding political power. Cruel stereotypes and jokes about the Irish abounded, and there was a push to "educate" Irish Catholic children.

There were still Irish-English marriages and relationships amongst the gentry, however, and Jane Austen herself had strong ties to Ireland. Her mysterious beau, Thomas Lefroy, was Irish, and her nieces married into Irish families. In Persuasion, the wealthy and respectable Captain Wentworth is mistaken for an Irish man.

Thomas O'Brien would have been able to move through Regency society if he were Protestant and his family old and/or wealthy enough; however, he would have been well aware of English attitudes towards the Irish and his country's uncertain future.

Doonagore castle at sunset, Co. Clare, Ireland, courtesy of Shutterstock/Patryk Kosmider

For further reading:

The Irish in Regency England, General info: Guest Post: Ireland in the Regency – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

The Act of Union: Act of Union | Ireland, Scotland & England | Britannica

Thomas Lefroy: Who was the Real Tom Lefroy? - Jane Austen articles and blog

The Austen Family In Ireland: Jane Austen’s family in Ireland: how they shaped politics and society in the North – The Irish Times

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Doonagore Castle, Ballycullaun, Co. Clare, Irland

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Sunrise by Doonagore Castle in Ireland

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Doonagore Castle, Ireland (by Jesse Gardner)

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Cliffs of Moher and Doonagore Castle // Doolin, Ireland // July 22, 2016

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Doonagore Castle

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16th century Doonagore Castle (Caisleán Dhún na gCorr), outside Doolin, County Clare, Ireland.

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The 16th century Doonagore Castle overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Doolin, Clare, Ireland.