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Margaret Maher (1841–1924) was a long-term domestic worker in the household of American poet Emily Dickinson. == Early life in Ireland == Margaret was born on 25 February 1841 in Killusty, a townland in a region of County Tipperary, Ireland, known as the Golden Vale of the River Suir. Margaret's father, Michael Maher (circa 1780–1868), was a tenant farmer who married Mary Dunn (1798–1866), the daughter of Patrick Dunn and Margaret Lahea. Between 1826 and 1848 Margaret's mother gave birth to nine children of whom four survived to adulthood: Mary (1828–1910), Margaret (1841–1924), Michael (1843–1880), and Thomas (1848–1913).〔Early life is Ireland is based on Murray, Aífe. ''Maid as Muse: How Domestic Servants Changed Emily Dickinson’s Life and Language'', University Press of New England, 2010: 30–31, 239〕 Michael, Margaret's father, appears to have struggled financially before The Great Famine, moving his family from townland to townland – babies were born in Boolagh, Killavally, and Cappadrummin – on the slopes of Slievenamon or Sliabh na mBan: the Mountain of the Women. By 1850, Michael Maher was doing well enough, post-famine, to be able to lease in Kiltinan from Robert Cooke, Esq. and sublease a house to someone else. Improved circumstances enabled Margaret's family to financed their emigration to America and/or they were was given a monetary incentive when, in 1854, landlord Robert Cooke, Esq. rationalized his holdings. Margaret and her two brothers, Michael and Thomas, received rudimentary educations (Mary, the eldest, remained illiterate). Margaret spent sufficient time in a classroom to allow her to later exchange letters with her two primary American employers, the Boltwood and Dickinson families. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margaret Maher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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