David James O'Donoghue
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David James O'Donoghue (1866, Chelsea
, London
- June 27, 1917) was an Irish
biographer
and editor. He attended a Catholic
school and furthered his own education at the British Museum
. He began his journalistic work by writing for the Dublin papers upon subjects relating to Irish music, art, and literature. A founder of the Irish Literary Society in London, he was also vice president of the National Literary Society, Dublin, and the compiler of a biographical dictionary, The Poets of Ireland (1891-93; revised edition, 1912), with entries on 2,000 authors. He published also:
O'Donoghue published an edition of J. F. Lalor's writings (1895) and an edition of William Carleton
's Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry (four volumes, 1896-97). He edited the works of Samuel Lover
(six volumes, 1898-99) and the prose works
(1903) and poems
(1904) of James Clarence Mangan
. He wrote biographies on William Carleton
(1896) (whose sisters he rescued from poverty), Richard Pockrich
(1899), and Robert Emmet
(1902).
In 1896 he moved to Dublin. In 1909 he became librarian of University College Dublin. He was co-editor of Catalogue of the Gilbert Library (in Dublin; 1918). William Butler Yeats
wrote of him in his Autobiographies (1938).
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...
, London
London
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- June 27, 1917) was an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
biographer
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
and editor. He attended a Catholic
Catholicism
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school and furthered his own education at the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
. He began his journalistic work by writing for the Dublin papers upon subjects relating to Irish music, art, and literature. A founder of the Irish Literary Society in London, he was also vice president of the National Literary Society, Dublin, and the compiler of a biographical dictionary, The Poets of Ireland (1891-93; revised edition, 1912), with entries on 2,000 authors. He published also:
- Irish Poetry of the Nineteenth Century (1894)
- Humor of Ireland (1894; new edition, 1911)
- List of 1300 Irish Artists (1894)
- The Life and Writings of James Clarence Mangan (1897), available at Google Books (here)
- Bibliographical Catalogue of Collections of Irish Music (1899)
- Geographical Distribution of Irish Ability (1906)
O'Donoghue published an edition of J. F. Lalor's writings (1895) and an edition of William Carleton
William Carleton
William Carleton was an Irish novelist.Carleton's father was a Roman Catholic tenant farmer, who supported fourteen children on as many acres, and young Carleton passed his early life among scenes similar to those he later described in his books...
's Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry (four volumes, 1896-97). He edited the works of Samuel Lover
Samuel Lover
Samuel Lover was an Anglo-Irish songwriter, novelist, as well as a painter of portraits, chiefly miniatures. He was the grandfather of Victor Herbert....
(six volumes, 1898-99) and the prose works
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
(1903) and poems
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
(1904) of James Clarence Mangan
James Clarence Mangan
James Clarence Mangan, born James Mangan was an Irish poet.-Early life:Mangan was the son of a former hedge school teacher who took over a grocery business and eventually became bankrupt....
. He wrote biographies on William Carleton
William Carleton
William Carleton was an Irish novelist.Carleton's father was a Roman Catholic tenant farmer, who supported fourteen children on as many acres, and young Carleton passed his early life among scenes similar to those he later described in his books...
(1896) (whose sisters he rescued from poverty), Richard Pockrich
Richard Pockrich (inventor)
Richard Pockrich , or Poekrich , was the inventor of the angelic organ in 1741.-Life:He was born at his family's estate Derrylusk, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. His father, also named Richard , was the member of Parliament for Monaghan and had commanded troops in the Williamite battles. The paternal...
(1899), and Robert Emmet
Robert Emmet
Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader born in Dublin, Ireland...
(1902).
In 1896 he moved to Dublin. In 1909 he became librarian of University College Dublin. He was co-editor of Catalogue of the Gilbert Library (in Dublin; 1918). William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
wrote of him in his Autobiographies (1938).