Gerald Griffin
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| Born | December 12, 1803 Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | June 12, 1840 (aged 36) Cork, Ireland |
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Gerald Griffin (December 12, 1803 – June 12, 1840) was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Limerick, Ireland, the son of a brewer. He went to London in 1823 and became a reporter for one of the daily papers, and later turned to writing fiction. One of his most famous works is 'The Collegians', written about the murder of the Colleen Bawn - the name under which the novel was performed as a stage play - in 1820. In 1838, he burned all of his unpublished manuscripts and joined the Catholic religious order "Congregation of Christian Brothers" at The North Monastery, Cork, where he died from typhus fever.[1]
Gerald Griffin has a street named after him in Limerick City and another in Cork City, Ireland. Loughill/Ballyhahill GAA club in west Limerick play under the name of Gerald Griffins.
[edit] Selected bibliography
- Griffin, D. The Life of Gerald Griffin, Vol. I (London: 1843).
[edit] References
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"Gerald Griffin". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
[edit] External links
- "Griffin, Gerald". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. }
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