Clodagh Finn: When Napoleon’s niece ‘ruled’ Waterford
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A portrait reputed to show a young Letitia Bonaparte Wyse, a woman who had 'a lifelong courtship with scandal'.
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Speaking of artifacts, Ireland also has Napoleon’s horse-hair toothbrush. It was donated to the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland by the family of the emperor’s personal surgeon at St Helena, Irish-born Barry Edward O’Meara. That’s a fascinating story for another day.