Ethna Carbery Writer

Ethna Carbery (born Anna Johnston, 3 December 1866 – 21 April 1902) was an Irish journalist, writer and poet. She is best known for the ballad Roddy McCorley and the Song of Ciabhán; the latter was set to music by Ivor Gurney. Along with Alice Milligan she published two Irish nationalist magazines.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 03, 1866
Birth place
County Antrim , Ireland , Ballymena
Nationality
Ireland
Date of deathApril 21, 1902
Place of death
County Donegal , Ireland
Spouse
Seumas MacManus

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Writer

movement
Irish Literary Revival
notable work
In the Celtic Past
The Four Winds of Eirinn

Ethna Carbery on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women
  2. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/carbery/eirinn/eirinn.html
  3. http://shamrockclubwis.com/Reflections/2008June.pdf
  4. http://www.thehypertexts.com/Ethna_Carbery_Poet_Poetry_Picture_Bio.htm