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- 25 March 1820 - 11 August 1823 (Creation)
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1 volume, paper
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Biographical history
Evelyn Ferrar was the daughter of Hartley Travers Ferrar, geologist on the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, and Gladys Helen (née Anderson). In 1942 she married Lachlan Maxwell Forbes.
Forbes lived in several countries throughout her life, including Egypt and New Zealand. In New Zealand she studied natural sciences with a focus on geology and botany at the University at Victoria College. After graduating she carried our geological fieldwork in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Entries by Michael Ferrar about daily life in Dublin. Also includes an account of the state visit of King George IV to Ireland (12 August - 3 September 1821). Ferrar describes the arrival of the King at Howth, the royal procession into the city of Dublin and his departure by boat to Dunleary.
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- English