Lady Margaret Frances Domville (née St Lawrence; 1840 – 9 January 1929) was an

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aristocrat and a writer. She was also the daughter of the 3rd Earl of Howth and the wife of Sir Charles Compton Domville, 2nd Bt.

Biography

Lady Margaret Frances St Lawrence was born in 1840 to

Thomas St Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth Thomas St Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth KP (16 August 1803 – 4 February 1874) was an Irish peer, styled Viscount St Lawrence until 1822. He became Earl of Howth in 1822 on the death of his father, William St Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Howth. His mot ...

, and his wife, Lady Emily de Burgh, who was the daughter of the

John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde General John Thomas de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of Clanricarde PC (Ire) (; ; ; ; 22 September 1744 – 27 July 1808), styled The Honourable until 1797, was an Irish peer and soldier who was Governor of County Galway (1798–1808) and a member ...

. Lady Emily died of

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in 1842 in

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. Lady Margaret was raised a

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but converted to

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. She was a regular contributor to periodicals and magazines, and wrote two books. She wrote predominantly about history and religion. She married Sir Charles Compton William Domvile, 2nd Baronet Domvile, of Templeogue and Santry, on 20 June 1861. The couple had no children and were the last of the Domville family to live in Santry estate. Sir Charles died on 10 July 1884.

Works

Articles

* "A Visit to the Hareem of Saïd Pacha", ''Once a Week'' magazine, 1862 * "Sicilian Notes", ''Once a Week'' magazine, 1863 * "Eucharistic Adaptations of Holy Scripture: The Pharisee and the Publican" in ''The Irish Monthly'', I (1873), pp. 39–40

Books

* ''A Life of Lamartine'' (1888) * ''The King's Mother: Memoirs of Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby'' (1899)

External links

The Catholic Who's who

References and sources

1840 births 1929 deaths 19th-century Irish women writers Daughters of Irish earls Wives of baronets {{Ireland-writer-stub