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Francis Ledwidge, known to his family as "Frank", was born at Janeville (Baile Sinead) on the eastern edge of Slane, in County Meath, Ireland, the eighth of nine children in a poverty-stricken family. His parents, Patrick Ledwidge and wife Anne Lynch (1853–1926), believed in giving their children the best education they could afford; however ...
Slane (Irish: Baile Shláine, meaning 'Town of Sláine mac Dela') [2] is a village in County Meath, in Ireland.The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 (Dublin to Monaghan road) and the N51 (Drogheda to Navan road).
Thomas Kinsella, one of Ireland's best-known modern poets, was born and raised in Inchicore. [15] Michael Mallin, 1913 strike leader, was later executed for his part in the 1916 Rising. A plaque marks his home at 122-122A Emmet Road. [30] Kathleen Mills was born and lived in Inchicore. A plaque marks her former home at 1 Abercorn Terrace.
The Minstrel Boy: Francis Ledwidge, and the Literature of His Time William Hubert Dunn (8 July 1933 – 27 February 2020) was a Northern Ireland-born English senior barrister and judge, who held national offices in the areas of mental health and immigration, including that of Chief Immigration Adjudicator of the UK.
The Dunsany family has had a curator, Joe Doyle, since the 1990s, who gathered materials by Dunsany and Francis Ledwidge at Dunsany Castle, compiled writing and publication data, and unearthed works such as the Last Book of Jorkens and some "loose" Jorkens stories, plays including The Ginger Cat, and a set of short stories, some published in a ...
St Columba's College is a privately run, Church of Ireland co-educational boarding school with c. 300 pupils. It was founded in 1843 by the then Primate of Ireland, Rev. William Sewell. In 1849 the college moved from Stackallan House in County Meath to its present site in Whitechurch, Rathfarnham.
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (died 862), High King of Ireland; Rose Ní Conchobair (fl. 1180), Lady of Meath; Cormac mac Art Ó Melaghlain (1182–1239), King of Meath; Órlaith íngen Cennétig (died 941), Queen of Ireland; Tigernach mac Fócartai (died 865), King of Loch Gabhair; Túathal Máelgarb (died 540s), High King of Ireland
His friend Francis Ledwidge's Lament for Thomas MacDonagh also commemorates him. In a poem rich with allegory – the Dark Cow (Irish: Bó Orann) is an 18th-century symbol of Ireland, for instance – Ledwidge wrote: '