William Allingham’s diary, 1848

Donegal. To Inver. Cranny by field-path. The MacMunn family friendly and cheerful, both old and young, a pleasure to see. The freshness and innocence of the country…

Ballyshannon — fine. Prac- tise violin with Hagarty, 12 to 2. Wet evening. Violin again, Haydn and Mozart.

Dine at Peter Kelly's, nine priests at table — much song-singing afterwards.

Dublin. Conviction of O'Brien. Church. Anthem, fine voices. Mere harmony soon cloys. As to the Religious Service, who came here for that ? Ah, if there were one…

Opera again. La Figlia del Reggim- mento. Jenny's camp manner, dashing shake of the hand, etc., but no way bold or impudent.

Chateaubriand. He is not entirely free from some of the particular sins of French writing. He affects Byronism. To Session Court : girl convicted of stealing a…