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William Allingham

1824 - 1889

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William Allingham (19 March 1824 – 18 November 1889) was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem "The Faeries" was much anthologised. But he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known watercolourist and illustrator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Allingham is the 6,946th most popular writer (down from 6,930th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 424th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Irish Writer.

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Among writers, William Allingham ranks 6,946 out of 7,302. Before him are Sidney Lanier, Raja Rao, Cyril Montana, Aravind Adiga, Kage Baker, and Marian Keyes. After him are Laurent Gaudé, Jorge Majfud, Carl Hiaasen, Abdourahman Waberi, Edward P. Jones, and Terézia Mora.

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Among people born in 1824, William Allingham ranks 82. Before him are Charles Blondin, Franz Sigel, Edmund Kirby Smith, Calvert Vaux, Samuel Plimsoll, and Eastman Johnson.  Among people deceased in 1889, William Allingham ranks 86. Before him are Máximo Santos, Churchill Babington, Daniel Harvey Hill, Samuel Brannan, John Bright, and Simon Cameron.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William Allingham ranks 425 out of 549. Before him are Packie Bonner (1960), Chris O'Dowd (1979), Mark Kelly (1961), Allen Leech (1981), Creighton Hale (1882), and Marian Keyes (1963). After him are Dylan Moran (1971), Pat Condell (1949), Devon Murray (1988), Tommy Byrne (1958), Mary Black (1955), and John Moore (1970).

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Among WRITERS In Ireland

Among writers born in Ireland, William Allingham ranks 59. Before him are Terence MacSwiney (1879), Patrick Kavanagh (1904), Thomas MacDonagh (1878), Padraic Colum (1881), Michael Davitt (1846), and Marian Keyes (1963). After him are Emma Donoghue (1969), Patrick McCabe (1955), and Stefan Molyneux (1966).

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