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Reverend James Wills 1790-1868

jdorgan35 · 2012-03-23 23:27:28

I am very familiar with the life and work of the above named but I am interested in what happened to his children especially his daughter Elizabeth Wills who was the inspiration for the song "The Rose of Mooncoin". I know William Gorman Wills was an artist and Freeman Wills was William's biographer. Does anyone know what…

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24-03-2012 12:27am

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I am very familiar with the life and work of the above named but I am interested in what happened to his children especially his daughter Elizabeth Wills who was the inspiration for the song "The Rose of Mooncoin". I know William Gorman Wills was an artist and Freeman Wills was William's biographer. Does anyone know what happened to Elizabeth after the family left Mooncoin, did she marry, when did she die?

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Some details of Elizabeth Wills mentioned here.

http://www.imt.ie/opinion/garrett-fitzgerald/2010/06/flow-on-lovely-river.html

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jdorgan35 wrote: »

I am very familiar with the life and work of the above named

What was the Vicar's claim to fame ?

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