Age:81-82
Kind(eren):
Barrister, Writer.
b. 18 Sep 1846, Castletown, Berehaven, Co. Cork; ed . Tipperary Grammer School and TCD where he had an outstanding career and excelled also as a debater and as a sportsman. he was called to the Bar in 1872 but practised little, turning instead , under the influence of John O'Donovan, to a study of the Old Irish myths and legends, although he knew little Irish. Hisworks, which influenced the Irish literary revival of the 1890's, popularised the Irish sagas and included
History of Ireland - Heroic Period (2 vols, 1878 -81)
Early Bardic Literature of Ireland (1879)
Finn and his Companions (1891)
The Bog of Stars and other stories (1893)
The Coming of Cuchulain (1894)
The Chain of Gold (1895)
The Flight of the Eagle (1897)
The Departure of Dermot (1913)
The Triumph and the Passing of Cuchulain (1919)
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