Gerald Griffin

Gerald Griffin (1803 - 1840) was an Irish dramatist, novelist and poet.

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1803 - 1840 - Irish - Drama - Novelist - Poet

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The son of a tradesman, he was born and educated in Limerick, Ireland. In 1823 he went to London, where he spent most of his literary career. In 1838 he returned to Ireland

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Limerick, Ireland - 1823 - London - 1838

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and, dividing his property among his brothers, devoted himself to a religious life by joining the Teaching Order of the Christian Brothers. Two years later he died, worn out by self-inflicted austerities. His best-known novel, The Collegians, was adapted by Dion Boucicault as The Colleen Bawn, and among his dramas is Gisippus. His novels depict southern

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The Collegians - Dion Boucicault - The Colleen Bawn - Gisippus

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Irish life.

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