William Allingham

William Allingham, born on 19 March 1824 in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He is best known for his Diary that was published after his death, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. He became a clerk in the bank where his father worked as the manager when he was just 13 years old, he worked there for about six years and during that time, he used the words and images of poetry for the satisfaction of his soul. In 1850, the first book of his poetry was published entitled, Poems in which he mentioned The Fairies and The Goblin Child of Ballyshannon and was dedicated to his literary friend Leigh Hunt. One of his most famous poems is ‘The Fairies’. William Allingham, writing over many verses and poems, died on 18 November 1889 in Hampstead, London.

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