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   Jan 5, 2006 · Fiona MacCarthy. 3.56. 172 ratings26 reviews. 'In 1958 - the year in which Krushchev came to power in Russia, the year after Eden's resignation over Suez, two years after John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" - the last of the debutantes, myself among them, went to the Palace to curtsey to the Queen.'. Fiona MacCarthy and her fellow 'debs' were ...

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   Mar 7, 2023 · Rose Dugdale's father, Eric Dugdale, owned a 600-acre estate near Axminster and worked as a Lloyd's underwriter, per Fiona MacCarthy's "Last Curtsey: The End of the Debutantes." Carol Dugdale, her mother, was heiress to a soap-making family in Liverpool. The other debutantes recall Rose Dugdale as generous, witty, and the life of the party.

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   Jun 26, 2007 · Last Curtsey: The End Of The English Debutantes. Paperback – June 26 2007. by Fiona Maccarthy (Author) 4.3 74 ratings. See all formats and editions. Once upon a time the well-bred daughters of Britain's aristocracy took part in a female rite of passage: curtseying to the Queen. But in 1958 this ritual was coming to an end.

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   Fiona MacCarthy’s Last Curtsey: ... The Simple Life (1981) was Fiona MacCarthy’s first book, written while she was the Guardian‘s design correspondent (and ...

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   In 1958 Fiona MacCarthy, distinguished biographer of William Morris and Byron, was among the last batch of debutantes to be presented to the Queen. In elegant, wry prose, she uses the arcane rituals of the Season to tell her own story and that of her fellow debs, and to bring to life a society in transition, as the post-war years impoverished the British aristocracy, feminism began to take effect

6. www.libraryireland.com › irish-families › maccarthyMacCarthy Family - A Genealogical History of Irish Families

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   The sept comprised the families of the McCarthy More, McCarthy Riagh, O’Donovan, O’Keefe, O’Mahony, McAuliffe, O’Cowley, O’Curry, O’Collins, O’Dunnady, McCartney, McCurten, McCutcheon, McHugh and O’Scanlan. The McCarthys took their name from Cartagh, King of Desmond, A. D. 1100. Under the Irish kings, and long after the advent ...

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   Who was Fiona MacCarthy?

   • In the spring and summer of 1958, the last debutantes curtseyed to the British monarch, and Fiona MacCarthy stood among them, as reported by Country Life. As one of the so-called four "bluestocking debs," MacCarthy had already broken from the typical debutante mold.

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   Where did the McCarthys live?

   • The possessions of the McCarthys were located in the present Counties of Cork, Limerick and Clare. The sept comprised the families of the McCarthy More, McCarthy Riagh, O’Donovan, O’Keefe, O’Mahony, McAuliffe, O’Cowley, O’Curry, O’Collins, O’Dunnady, McCartney, McCurten, McCutcheon, McHugh and O’Scanlan.

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   How did the McCarthy family get their name?

   • The McCarthys took their name from Cartagh, King of Desmond, A. D. 1100. Under the Irish kings, and long after the advent of the Anglo-Norman invader, the McCarthy family maintained their princely prominence.

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   Who was Sir Charles McCarthy?

   • Sir Charles McCarthy, an officer in the Irish Brigade, at the outbreak of the French Revolution entered the British service, and gained high distinction for his bravery and efficiency. He lost his life in an expedition against the Ashantees, in West Africa, 1824.

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   Who was Donal McCarthy?

   • They were divided into two great branches, the head of which was McCarthy More, of whom Donal McCarthy was created Earl of Glencare, or Clancare, A.D. 1565, by Queen Elizabeth; the other branch, called the McCarthy Riagh, Princes of Carbery.

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   Who were the members of the McCarthy family?

   • The sept comprised the families of the McCarthy More, McCarthy Riagh, O’Donovan, O’Keefe, O’Mahony, McAuliffe, O’Cowley, O’Curry, O’Collins, O’Dunnady, McCartney, McCurten, McCutcheon, McHugh and O’Scanlan. The McCarthys took their name from Cartagh, King of Desmond, A. D. 1100.

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   Jun 13, 2020 · "'In 1958 - the year in which Krushchev came to power in Russia, the year after Eden's resignation over Suez, two years after John Osborne's Look Back in Anger - the last of the debutantes, myself among them, went to the Palace to curtsey to the Queen.' Fiona MacCarthy and her fellow 'debs' were taking part in one of the final rituals of ...