Dolly Pentreath

Dolly Pentreath
Dolly Pentreath by Richard Thomas Pentreath (National Trust)
Born
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Baptised16 May 1692
Died26 December 1777(1777-12-26) (aged 85)
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Burial placeSt Pol de Léon's Church, Paul
Other namesDolly Jeffrey
OccupationFishwife
Known forBest-known of the last fluent speakers of the Cornish language
ChildrenJohn Pentreath (1729–1778)

Dorothy Pentreath (bap. 16 May 1692 – 26 December 1777) was a Cornish fishwife. She is one of the last known fluent speakers of the Cornish language. She is also often credited as the last known native speaker of Cornish, although sources support the existence of other younger speakers of the language who survived her.

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