Margaret Blessington

Blessington, Margaret (Power), Countess of Blessington (1789-1849) was an Orish noble, and travel writer, who published a book on Lord Byron

Life
Born Margared Power, she married as her 2nd husband the 1st Earl of Blessington. She frequently travelled with him on the Continent, where she met Lord Byron, her Conversations with whom she published in 1834. This is the only one of her books which has any value. The others were slight works on travel, such as The Idler in Italy, annuals, and novels. She became bankrupt and went to Paris, where she lived under the protection of the Count d'Orsay.