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Lord Sligo - the true tale of the Irish 'champion of the slaves'


Updated / Tuesday, 9 Mar 2021
17:00
We re delighted to present an extract from
The Great Leviathan: The Life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo 1788-1845, published by New Island Books.
From Ireland, England, France, Austria, Greece, Turkey and Italy to America and the West Indies, overflowing with historic events, from the French Revolution to the Great Irish Famine, with a cast of the famous and infamous, Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, lived life to the absolute limits.
From a youth of hedonistic self-indulgence in Regency England to a reforming, responsible, well-intentioned legislator and landlord, Sligo became enshrined in the history of Jamaica as Emancipator of the Slaves’ and in Ireland as ‘The Poor Man’s Friend’ during the most difficult of times. ....

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