(1817-1882) Poet, born at Dublin, and educated at Maynooth with a view to the priesthood, devoted himself, however, to literature, and contributed verses to The Nation. Among his other writings are Ballads, Poems, and Lyrics (1850), The Bell Founder (1857), and Under-Glimpses. He also edited a collection of Irish lyrics, translated Calderon, and wrote Shelley's Early Life (1872).