T w rolleston biography
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T. W. Rolleston
Irish poet (1857–1920)
Thomas William Hazen Rolleston | |
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| Born | 1 May 1857 |
| Died | 5 December 1920 |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, writer |
Thomas William Hazen Rolleston (1 May 1857 – 5 December 1920)[1] was an Irish writer, literary figure and translator, known as a poet but publishing over a wide range of literary and political topics. He lived at various times in Killiney in County Dublin, the German Empire, London and County Wicklow; settling finally in 1908 in Hampstead, London, where he died. His Killiney home, called Secrora, subsequently became the home of tennis player Joshua Pim.
Early years
[edit]Rolleston was born in Glasshouse, Shinrone, County Offaly, the son of a judge. He was educated at St Columba's College, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin.
Career
[edit]After a time in the German Empire he founded the Dublin University Review in 1885; he published Poems and Ballads of Young Ireland (1888), and a Life of Lessing (1889). As the first managing director of the Irish Industries' Society, he helped preserve from extinction many Irish handicrafts, such as lacemaking, handmade tweeds, and glassmaking.[2] In London in the 1890s he was one of the Rhymers' Club and a founder-member of the Irish Literary Soc
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Thomas William Hazen Rolleston – Poet promote Irishman
By Book C. Feighery
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Thomas William Hazen Rolleston (1857-1920) was an Irish poet, literary figure and translator, best known as a poet but publishing over a wide range of literary and political topics.
LIfe[]
Rolleston was born in Glasshouse, Shinrone, co. Offaly, the son of a judge. He was educated at St. Columba's College]], Rathfarnham, and Trinity College, Dublin.
After a time in Germany he founded the Dublin University Review in 1885. He published Poems and Ballads of Young Ireland in 1888, and a Life of Lessing in 1889.
In London in the 1890s he was a member of the Rhymer's Club; he was to cross paths several times, and sometimes to clash, with W.B. Yeats. He was also involved in Douglas Hyde's Gaelic League.
He also spent time as a journalist, and as a civil servant involved with agriculture. He had eight children, from two marriages. He lived at various times in Dublin, Germany, London and co. Wicklow; settling finally in 1908 in Hampstead, London, where he died.
Writing[]
His seminal works, Celtic Myths and Legends and The High Deeds of Finn Mac Cumhail, are widely hailed as the best representation and description of all the legends, myths and spiritual history of all Celtic peoples of Ireland, Britain, and Wales.
Recognition[]
His translation of "The Dead at