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Here’s a powerful real-life love and history story. 🌍✨

Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby became famous in the 18th century for escaping strict family expectations in Ireland and building a shared life together in Wales. 🏡

In 1778, they left behind their aristocratic lives and defied social pressure to live together at Plas Newydd in Llangollen. Their home became a symbol of independence, curiosity, and emotional companionship that lasted over 50 years. 🌿

They were visited by poets, nobles, and even historical figures like Wordsworth and the Duke of Wellington, turning their quiet cottage into a place of legend. 📚

Their story is often remembered today as one of devotion, resistance to social norms, and a deep bond that fascinated Europe for decades . 🤯

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‘Darling of my heart’: the irresistible love story of the Ladies of Llangollen

For 50 years, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler shared a home – and a bed – in Wales. It was a fantastically brave choice in the 18th century, offering a roadmap for the women who followed them

The Guardian

Cassian [main]Jun 14, 2025

I went to a zine workshop on the Ladies of Llangollen today (at @machspace) and made a page for the zine:

#LadiesOfLlangollen #queer #zines

Mike maɪk Feb 26, 2025

Plas Newydd, the welsh name for many large houses built in recent centuries (in English ‘new hall’) was the home of the Two Ladies of Llangollen in Denbighshire in north of Wales.
As LGBTQ History Month draws to a close, #today we just made it in time to visit the home of Eleanor and Sarah though their house & the crocus covered garden we saw there today would not have been recognised by the famous couple circa 1800.
#lgbt #lgbthistorymonth #LadiesOfLlangollen #wales #cymru #crocus #cymraeg

Mike 🏳️‍🌈Feb 26, 2025

As LGBTQ History Month draws to a close, #today Feb 26, we just made it in time, to visit the home of the Two Ladies of Llangollen - though their house Plas Newydd and the crocus covered garden we saw there today would not have been recognised by the famous couple Eleanor and Sarah in 1800.
#lgbt #lgbthistorymonth #LadiesOfLlangollen #wales #cymru #crocus

North Wales Storms News Jan 31, 2023

📖 The irresistible love story of the #LadiesOfLlangollen. For 50 years, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler shared a home – and a bed – in #NorthWales. It was a fantastically brave choice in the 18th century, offering a roadmap for the women who followed them.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/31/sarah-ponsonby-eleanor-butler-love-story-ladies-of-llangollen-wales

#Llangollen #LGBT #bookstadon #History

‘Darling of my heart’: the irresistible love story of the Ladies of Llangollen

For 50 years, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler shared a home – and a bed – in Wales. It was a fantastically brave choice in the 18th century, offering a roadmap for the women who followed them

The Guardian