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William Allingham was born in the Mall of Ballyshannon where his father was a ship-owner and merchant. He was educated in Wray's School, Church Lane, Ballyshannon before going to boarding school in Killeshandra, County Cavan in 1837. Allingham left school at fourteen and began working in the local bank in Ballyshannon where his father was then manager. Allingham later became a customs officer in which capacity he worked in various locations in Ireland and in England between 1846 and 1870 when he left the Customs service to write full-time. Allingham became an important figure in the Pre-Raphaelite movement. In 1850 his first volume *Poems* was published with a dedication to Wordsworth's friend Leigh Hunt. In 1854 Allingham published *Day and Night Songs* which was illustrated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Millais. In 1864 Allingham published *The Ballad Book* and an epic poem about Landlords and tenants entitled *Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland* after which he was granted a Civil List pension. Allingham was editor of the influential *Frazer's Magazine* between 1874-1879. In 1888 Allingham published *Flower Pieces and Other Poems*. William Allingham died in London in 1889. His ashes were returned to Ballyshannon where they rest in the Church of Ireland cemetery. County Donegal on the Net, in association with Amazon.com, recommends William Allingham's Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland (1869, reprinted 1999). |
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Rugadh William Allingham i mBéal Átha Seannaigh agus bhí gnó long trádala ag a athair agus ceannaí a bhí ann. Fuair Allingham a chuid oideachais i Scoil Wray's, Church Lane agus ina dhiadh seo cuireadh go scoil chónaithe é i gCill na Seanrátha i gCondae an Chabháin sa bhliain 1837. D'fhág Allingham an scoil nuair a bhí sé ceithre bliana déag d'aois agus thosaigh sé ag obair i mbainc i mBéal Átha Seannaigh, áit a raibh a athair ina bhainisteoir. Fuair sé post mar oifigeach custaim agus d'obair sé i gcuid mhór áiteacha in Éirinn agus i Sasain idir 1846 agus 1870 nuair a d'fhág sé an post seo le bheith ina scríobhnóir lán-aimseartha. I rith a chuid ama i Sasain bhí páirt an-thabhachtach ag Allingham sa ghluaiseacht Pre-Raphaelite. I 1850 foilsiú a chéad imleabhar *Poems* agus scríobh sé é in onóir da chara de chuid Wordsworth, Leigh Hunt. Sa bhliain 1854 d'fhoilsigh Allingham *Day and Night Songs* agus rinne Dante Gabriel Rossetti agus Millais leiriú ar an leabhar. I 1864 d'fhoilsigh sé *The Ballad Book* agus dán eipiciúil faoi thiarnaí talún agus tionóntaí darbh ainm *Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland* agus ina dhiadh seo tugadh pinsean an Liosta Sibhialta do. Idir na blianta 1874-1879 bhí Allingham ina eagarthóir ar *Frazer's Magazine*. I 1888 d'fhoilsigh Allingham *Flower Pieces and Other Poems*. Fuair William Allingham bás i Londáin sa bhliain 1889. Tugadh a chuid luaithrigh arais go Béal Átha Seannaigh agus tá sé curtha i reilig Eaglais na hÉireann ansin. I gcomhluadar le Amazon.com & Amazon.co.uk molann Dúun-na-nGall.com Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland le William Allingham (1869, le athchló i 1999).© |
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