Frances’ Story

Frances Browne was born at Upper Main St. Stranorlar on the 16 January 1816. She was the seventh of twelve children born to the first Postmaster in Stranorlar. Her father Mr. Samuel Browne was also the local emigration agent for some of the shipping lines to Australia and America. Blinded, the result of smallpox at…

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Frances Browne’s Photo

Photo Found of Frances Browne, Poetess The recent discovery of a photo of Frances Browne ‘The Blind Poetess of Ulster’ is one of the best photographic finds in the literary field over the last hundred years. Sculptors and painters now have a true image of this talented writer.  When our children hear the story of…

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