About This Tour
Learn about the Edgeworth Family and its most prominent member Maria Edgeworth - a contemporary and friend of Jane Austen. Listen to wonderful stories about Edgeworthstown's past and its connection with historical figures such as Oliver Goldsmith, Sir Walter Scott and Oscar Wilde. The Centre contains many valuable artefacts dating back to the 18th century. It also houses a recreation of a 19th century school room and explains the establishment of the Irish National School System.
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The Maria Edgeworth Visitor Centre in Edgeworthstown

Recreation of a 19th century school room

Read through old schoolbooks

Famous connections to other historical figures such as Oliver Goldsmith, Sir Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Oscar Wilde

Learn about Richard Lovell Edgeworth's inventions

Maria Edgeworth Statue
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