having outlived all of his children.

Early life

Patrick Brontë was born on St Patrick's Day, 17 March 1777 at Imdel (or Emdale) in the parish of Drumballyroney, County Down. He was the eldest of ten children. His parents were Hugh Brunty (or Prunty), an Anglican, and Elinor Alice , an Irish Catholic. His father was described as a

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