Roden, Anne ___ 1730-1802 ___ Irish ___ n/a

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Anne was the granddaughter of Elizabeth Mordaunt and the sister of the last Earl of Clanbrassil, who, later in her life, left Anne an estate in County Down and part of another one in Dundalk. She married Robert Jocelyn, the 1st Earl of Roden (hence her title). They had at least three sons and a daughter. After Jocelyn's death in 1784, Anne started writing a journal, and this is of particular interest with respect to the rebellion in 1978. Although she herself fled to Scotland, her eldest son, Robert, led a corps of cavalry (nicknamed The Foxhunters) against the Irish and their French allies. He was also involved in the famous Battle of Ballinamuck when the combined French and Irish troops under General Humber surrendered to the English troops under General Cornwallis. That battle is considered as a watershed since it was the last time Catholics and Protestants fought together for a common agenda - the failed rebellion and the Act of Union (1801) were to sectarianise politics for the next 200 years. Anne's diaries were not published until 1870.
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1794-1802 ___ domestic religious society family health

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Diary of Anne, Countess Dowager of Roden
Two Centuries of Life in Down

May 2005, August 2008, April 2013
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