The Lake of Killarney: A novel, in three volumes. By Anna Maria Porter, author of Octavia, Walsh Colville, &C. &C.
Author Details
Surname:Porter
First Names:Anna Maria
Gender:Female
Anonymous:No
Publication Details
Publisher:Pritned for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, Paternoster-Row.
Place:London
Date:1804
Novel Details
Genre:Courtship; Gothic
Setting:Castle (Clonnel Castle), Killarney, Ireland; Country house in Hampshire; London
Period:Contemporary
Plot
This is a tale of romantic love between the heroine, Rose de Blaquiere and Felix Charlemont (later Lord Tyrone; eventually Earl of Roscommon). Rose is a foundling, and lives in Ireland with her benefactors, Mr ONiel and Mrs Hester. Charlemont, following estrangement from his father, also lives with ONiel. Although each is deeply in love with the other, Rose and Charlemont do not get together immediately because of a very long series of misunderstandings and misconceptions. However, eventually all is resolved and they marry. Soon afterwards, yet another misunderstanding arises when Rose is led to believe, by her jealous step-mother-in-law, that she is Charlemont's half-sister. Rose is kidnapped, escapes, and becomes insane. Charlemont discovers her living in a cottage and about to give birth to his child. Fortunately, the birth restores Rose's mental health, and it all ends happily.
Overview of the Dialect
Mostly set in Ireland (Killarney), so several representations of Irish. The representation is socially stratified, with the exception of one 'society' belle, Purdy, who also is represented as speaking with an Irish accent (together with metalanguage).
Speaker #1:Aleck - Servant to Mr ONiel
Individual or Group:Individual
Primary Identity:Servant
Gender:Male
Age:Adult - unspecified age
Narrative Voice:3rd person
Role:Peripheral
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Social Role
Social Role Description:Servant to Mr ONiel
Social Role Category:Servant
Speaker's Origin
Place of Origin Description:Assume local to Killarney, although not specified in text
Place of Origin Category:Killarney, Kerry, West Ireland, Ireland
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Aleck bowed, " faith! and by a poor woman that wants charity, your honour."
"I thought as much," said Mrs. Hester, closing the pocket-holes of her gown, and crossing her hands; "there never will be an end of applications, if you are so good natured, brother. Pray Aleck, who sent the woman?"
"Faith! and I never saw her before, in all my born days;" cried Aleck; "I don't so much as know the _crater's_ name. As to my telling her any thing of his honour's charity, by all the crosses in a thousand yards of chequer! I never mentioned a word of it. O , if it's that madam manes , faith and troth, I never open'd my lips at all at all! -- It's a very cold day to be sure ," added he, swinging the door to and fro, as if loth to depart; "and the crater has not tasted even a potatoe for these two days-- and she is big with child, your honour; and has two little girls besides."
(Vol. 1,p. 29-30)"I thought as much," said Mrs. Hester, closing the pocket-holes of her gown, and crossing her hands; "there never will be an end of applications, if you are so good natured, brother. Pray Aleck, who sent the woman?"
"Faith! and I never saw her before, in all my born days;" cried Aleck; "I don't so much as know the _crater's_ name. As to my telling her any thing of his honour's charity, by all the crosses in a thousand yards of chequer! I never mentioned a word of it. O , if it's that madam manes , faith and troth, I never open'd my lips at all at all! -- It's a very cold day to be sure ," added he, swinging the door to and fro, as if loth to depart; "and the crater has not tasted even a potatoe for these two days-- and she is big with child, your honour; and has two little girls besides."
Speaker #2:Miss Purdy (Prudence) O'Brien - Society belle
Individual or Group:Individual
Primary Identity:Young lady
Gender:Female
Age:Adult - young
Narrative Voice:3rd person
Role:Minor
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling
Social Role
Social Role Description:Society belle
Social Role Category:Aristocracy or gentry
Speaker's Origin
Place of Origin Description:Assume local to Killarney, although not specified in text
Place of Origin Category:Killarney, Kerry, West Ireland, Ireland
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Metalanguage, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling
"Sure! it's Miss de Blaquiere;" said Miss Purdy O'Brien, (with the broadest brogue.) Don't you think her very handsome?"
"Not after I have seen Miss Prudence O'Brien," returned Carysfort, bowing obsequiously, and stifling a satirical smile. The poor girl much disconcerted, addressed Lady Margaret.
"You can't think, my lady, what a clever cratur Miss de Blaquiere is! she draws the most beautiful drawings you ever saw; and plays, and sings divinely! and besides that, she rades from morning till night; and writes poetry, and prose, like------"
(Vol. 1,p. 161)"Not after I have seen Miss Prudence O'Brien," returned Carysfort, bowing obsequiously, and stifling a satirical smile. The poor girl much disconcerted, addressed Lady Margaret.
"You can't think, my lady, what a clever cratur Miss de Blaquiere is! she draws the most beautiful drawings you ever saw; and plays, and sings divinely! and besides that, she rades from morning till night; and writes poetry, and prose, like------"
Speaker #3:Dermot - Begins as peasant (deserving poor); later becomes servant; later yet, valet / personal servant to Lord Tyrone
Individual or Group:Individual
Primary Identity:Peasant (later servant)
Gender:Male
Age:Adult - young
Narrative Voice:3rd person
Role:Minor
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Social Role
Social Role Description:Begins as peasant (deserving poor); later becomes servant; later yet, valet / personal servant to Lord Tyrone
Social Role Category:Respectable poor
Speaker's Origin
Place of Origin Description:Assume local to Killarney, although not specified in text
Place of Origin Category:Killarney, Kerry, West Ireland, Ireland
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
" Och! and sure but it was, plase your Honour!" replied Dermot, with a low bow, " and my mother has been to see me; and she bid me give her duty to your Honour, for the money you sent her. Not that she wanted it, plase your Honour, because Miss has been very good to her; and I shall be able to dig potatoes very soon. Och! and I don't care for this great big cut at all at all ; I only take on because of your Honour being so bad."
(Vol. 2,p. 21)Extract #2 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
" Och! and sure but it was, plase your Honour!" replied Dermot, with a low bow, " and my mother has been to see me; and she bid me give her duty to your Honour, for the money you sent her. Not that she wanted it, plase your Honour, because Miss has been very good to her; and I shall be able to dig potatoes very soon. Och! and I don't care for this great big cut at all at all ; I only take on because of your Honour being so bad."
(Vol. 2,p. 21)Extract #3 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
" Och! and sure but it was, plase your Honour!" replied Dermot, with a low bow, " and my mother has been to see me; and she bid me give her duty to your Honour, for the money you sent her. Not that she wanted it, plase your Honour, because Miss has been very good to her; and I shall be able to dig potatoes very soon. Och! and I don't care for this great big cut at all at all ; I only take on because of your Honour being so bad ."
"I am much better, my good fellow," returned Charlemont, "and I hope Mr. ONiel will oblige me by suffering you to stay at Castle-Connel till you are quite recovered." -- "Faith! but I'll stay for ever, plase your Honour!" cried Dermot eagerly, I'll live and die with your Honour, if you've no objection to Dermot McCulloch: my poor old mother would bless you all day on her knees, if you'd only let me look after your horses, or clane your shoes, or run your errands, plase your Honour. May I never do an ill turn, if I'm not as honest as the babe unborn."
(Vol. 2,p. 21)"I am much better, my good fellow," returned Charlemont, "and I hope Mr. ONiel will oblige me by suffering you to stay at Castle-Connel till you are quite recovered." -- "Faith! but I'll stay for ever, plase your Honour!" cried Dermot eagerly, I'll live and die with your Honour, if you've no objection to Dermot McCulloch: my poor old mother would bless you all day on her knees, if you'd only let me look after your horses, or clane your shoes, or run your errands, plase your Honour. May I never do an ill turn, if I'm not as honest as the babe unborn."
Speaker #4:Cottagers - Cottagers
Individual or Group:Group
Primary Identity:Cottagers
Gender:Mixed
Age:Adult - unspecified age
Narrative Voice:3rd person
Role:Peripheral
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Social Role
Social Role Description:Cottagers
Social Role Category:Respectable poor
Speaker's Origin
Place of Origin Description:Assume local to Killarney, although not specified in text
Place of Origin Category:Killarney, Kerry, West Ireland, Ireland
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
[T]he old couple declared their belief, that it could be no other, "than the young cretur , as came to visit their lodger." -- "And who was this lodger?" "A single gentleman, as staid five days at our cottage, with nobody but his servant."
"A single gentleman!" repeated Tyrone, staggering towards a seat, "what was he like?" "Why! a good sort of man enough" the old cottager replied-- "but truly he did not much mind of being seen, for he used to muffle himself up in an odd fashion, and seldom went out. We never seed anybody come after him, but that same Lady; and when she'd been shut up with him an hour or two, they went down our bit of a garden then, to the sea, and I seed them all sail away in a boat; but I never thought of axing where's they were going. Mathew, the servant, had paid me hansomely for their lodge, long afore , so you know I had no reason for to go to hinder them."
"What was the name of this gentleman?" said Glenroy, perceiving that Lord Tyrone's emotion would not let him speak.
"Why, I _did_ hear it two or three times;" answered the cottager, taking off his hat, and rubbing his head; "but I've a plaguey pate of my own for remembering. Norman, or Orwin, I thinks it was--what says you dame?"
(Vol. 3,p. 262)"A single gentleman!" repeated Tyrone, staggering towards a seat, "what was he like?" "Why! a good sort of man enough" the old cottager replied-- "but truly he did not much mind of being seen, for he used to muffle himself up in an odd fashion, and seldom went out. We never seed anybody come after him, but that same Lady; and when she'd been shut up with him an hour or two, they went down our bit of a garden then, to the sea, and I seed them all sail away in a boat; but I never thought of axing where's they were going. Mathew, the servant, had paid me hansomely for their lodge, long afore , so you know I had no reason for to go to hinder them."
"What was the name of this gentleman?" said Glenroy, perceiving that Lord Tyrone's emotion would not let him speak.
"Why, I _did_ hear it two or three times;" answered the cottager, taking off his hat, and rubbing his head; "but I've a plaguey pate of my own for remembering. Norman, or Orwin, I thinks it was--what says you dame?"
Extract #2 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
"Why, you're Honour mun think as a body was a little curous or so ; and just afore the Lady and gentleman went in to the garden, I did lay my ear to the key hole." "Yes, yes, you're plaguey curous, that's for sartin , spouse!" observed her husband, "but I say, dame! wasn't you afeared of the servant's catching you."
"Bless yoFu! No. He was gone to see after the boat
(Vol. 3,p. 264-5)"Bless yoFu! No. He was gone to see after the boat
Speaker #5:Cottager - Cottager
Individual or Group:Individual
Primary Identity:Cottager
Gender:Female
Age:Adult - unspecified age
Narrative Voice:3rd person
Role:Peripheral
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling
Social Role
Social Role Description:Cottager
Social Role Category:Respectable poor
Speaker's Origin
Place of Origin Description:Assume local to Killarney, although not specified in text
Place of Origin Category:Killarney, Kerry, West Ireland, Ireland
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling
"Och! and sure, but he is!" answered his hostess, "but we trust in the blessed Jasus , and he never deserts us?" while she spoke, steps and voices were heard among the cliffs. "Sure, and they're safe," added she, joyfully hobbling towards the door;
[some narrative omitted]
"Who is with him?" said he, half starting from his seat, with a wild look, "nobody but our dare child," answered the good woman, "sure your honour won't be frightened at her, poor crater , but she's not in her right mind."
(Vol. 3,p. 317-8)[some narrative omitted]
"Who is with him?" said he, half starting from his seat, with a wild look, "nobody but our dare child," answered the good woman, "sure your honour won't be frightened at her, poor crater , but she's not in her right mind."
Speaker #6:Fisherman - Fisherman
Individual or Group:Individual
Primary Identity:Fisherman
Gender:Male
Age:Adult - unspecified age
Narrative Voice:3rd person
Role:Peripheral
Dialect Features:Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
Social Role
Social Role Description:Fisherman
Social Role Category:Trade or craft
Speaker's Origin
Place of Origin Description:Unspecified, although assume Ireland
Place of Origin Category:Ireland
Extract #1 dialect features: Discourse Marker, Grammar, Orthographical Contraction, Orthographical Respelling, Vocabulary
" Sure when the poor cratur came to herself," said he; "I found she was not in her right mind, and so I watched her for fear she should do a mischief to herself, and by talking _rasonably_ to her, quite gained her goodwill, for she grew quiet as a lamb, and took to nobody besides. Your honour may fancy I could'nt _lave_ her to shift for herself , when we got to Scotland, seeing she was downright crazy; so I put her under the care of a _nace_ of mine, that is married to a Scotchman, and having saved a little money, I sets me up in the fishing line; the blessing of heaven went with me, I may say , for soon afterwards poor Dennis died, and my sister here, sent for me to live in this _nate_ little cabin, where I should be as happy as a cricket, if it wasn't for that poor _cratur_ there."
(Vol. 3,p. 321)