Knowledge

Standish James O'Grady

Source 📝

670: 33: 291:'s "General history of Ireland" sparked an interest in early Irish history. After an initial lukewarm response to his writing on the legendary past in "History of Ireland: Heroic Period" (1878–81) and "Early Bardic Literature of Ireland" (1879), he realised that the public wanted romance, and so followed the example of 314:'s "Pacata Hibernia" (1896) the view that the Irish people had made the Tudors into kings of Ireland to overthrow their unpopular landlords, the Irish chieftains. His "The Story of Ireland" (1894) was not well received, as it shed too positive a light on the rule of 236:
He married Margaret Allen Fisher, daughter of William Allen Fisher and had three sons. Advised to move away from Ireland for the sake of his health, he passed his later years living with his eldest son, a clergyman in England, and died on the
225:, and his mother Susanna Doe (or Dowe). Standish O'Grady's childhood home – the Glebe – lies a mile west of Castletownbere near a famine mass grave and ruined Roman Catholic chapel. He was a cousin of 170:
virtues (particularly decrying bourgeois values and the uprooting cosmopolitanism of modernity) and at one point advocated a revitalised Irish people taking over the
767: 347: 333: 214: 318:
for the taste of many Irish readers. He was also active in social and political campaigns in connection with such issues as unemployment and taxation.
205:, including its founder Arthur Griffith, had positive things to say about his efforts in helping to retrieve from the past the Gaelic heroic outlook. 230: 727: 252:
early in 1915. He became better known as Dr Hugh O'Grady, later Professor of the Transvaal University College, Pretoria (later the
732: 649: 303:" (1894), "The Chain of Gold" (1895), "Ulrick the Ready" (1896) and "The Flight of the Eagle" (1897), and "The Departure of 772: 762: 351:, and returned to Dublin to manage it until it ceased publication in 1908. O'Grady contributed to James Larkins' 338: 608:"Patrick Maume – Standish James O'Grady: Between Imperial Romance and Irish Revival – Éire-Ireland 39:1&2" 690: 260: 489: 380:
ancestry – identities that were increasingly seen as antithetical in the late 1800s – he was described by
131:(18 September 1846 – 18 May 1928) was an Irish author, journalist, and historian. O'Grady was inspired by 757: 457: 410: 742: 737: 505: 226: 345:. He engaged in the revival of the local woollen and woodworking industries. In 1900 he founded the 752: 481: 497: 443:
Red Hugh's Captivity: A Picture of Ireland, Social and Political, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth
288: 264: 132: 100: 679: 607: 414: 275:
He proved too unconventional of mind to settle into a career in the church, and took a job as a
747: 421: 365: 323: 253: 194: 381: 304: 201:
of Gaelic tradition in part to him. Some of the figures associated with the political party
722: 717: 311: 310:
He also studied Irish history of the Elizabethan period, presenting in his edition of Sir
8: 701: 527: 388: 373: 342: 465: 435: 296: 181:
and Irish-Ireland traditions in literature. His influence was explicitly stated by the
473: 665: 645: 218: 163: 148: 628: 449: 295:
in recasting Irish legends in literary form, producing historical novels including "
674: 353: 292: 280: 513: 337:, which was printed at number 28 High Street. It was here he became involved with 686: 315: 267:, where he won several prize medals and distinguished himself in several sports. 245: 140: 287:, while earning much of his living by writing for the Irish newspapers. Reading 661: 377: 369: 327:
of Dublin, but in that year, finding Dublin journalism in decline, he moved to
171: 159: 155: 136: 110: 52: 300: 711: 547: 238: 182: 552: 276: 198: 186: 167: 32: 202: 361: 222: 190: 178: 642:
The shattered worlds of Standish O'Grady : an Irish life in writing
284: 249: 73: 328: 69: 697: 152: 385: 244:
His eldest son, Hugh Art O'Grady, was for a time editor of the
521:
Hugh Roe O'Donnell: A Sixteenth Century Irish Historical Play
629:
Memoir of Standish James O'Grady by Dr. Hugh O'Grady, 1929
644:, Dublin ; Chicago, IL : Four Courts Press, , 283:, then in a period of expansion. He also qualified as a 368:
and this led to him being known as the "Father of the
490:
In the Wake of King James, Or, Dun-Randal on the Sea
229:, another noted figure in Celtic literature, and of 158:. O'Grady was a paradox for his times, proud of his 429:
History of Ireland: Cuculain and His Contemporaries
692:A nursery of editors: the Cork Free Press, 1910–16 573:A Nursery of Editors; the Cork Free Press, 1910–16 256:), who wrote the biography of his father in 1929. 709: 263:, Standish James O'Grady followed his father to 768:People educated at The Abbey School (Tipperary) 595:The Butcher of Amritsar: General Reginald Dyer 321:Until 1898, he worked as a journalist for the 177:O'Grady's influence crossed the divide of the 597:(London: A. & C. Black, 2006), pp. 17–18 299:and his Companions" (1891), "The Coming of 680:Between Imperial Romance and Irish Revival 575:in "History IRELAND" March/April 2007 p.44 466:Lost On Du-Corrig Or Twixt Earth And Ocean 231:Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount Guillamore 671:Works by or about Standish James O'Grady 174:and renaming it the Anglo-Irish Empire. 704:, with 23 library catalogue records 372:". Being as much proud of his family's 16:Irish author, journalist, and historian 710: 162:heritage, he was also a member of the 407:History of Ireland: The Heroic Period 360:O'Grady's works were an influence on 584:Maume, Patrick: History IRELAND p.44 401:The Emigrant: A Poem in Four Cantos 259:After a rather severe education at 135:and played a formative role in the 13: 634: 422:Early Bardic Literature of Ireland 394: 221:minister of Castletown Berehaven, 197:attributing their interest in the 14: 784: 655: 151:had rival only from the tales of 145:History of Ireland: Heroic Period 121:History of Ireland: Heroic Period 728:Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 31: 689:, p. 44, article feature: 339:Ellen Cuffe, Countess of Desart 600: 587: 578: 565: 436:Toryism and the Tory Democracy 1: 733:19th-century Irish historians 622: 84:Journalist, historian, writer 376:and Protestantism as of his 213:His father was the Reverend 7: 541: 10: 789: 773:People from Castletownbere 248:before he enlisted in the 139:, publishing the tales of 662:Works by Standish O'Grady 270: 208: 147:(1878), arguing that the 116: 106: 96: 88: 80: 59: 39: 30: 23: 763:Writers from County Cork 558: 331:to become editor of the 261:Tipperary Grammar School 682:(2004) by Patrick Maume 640:Christopher Boettcher: 528:The Departure of Dermot 506:The Flight of the Eagle 450:Finn and his Companions 265:Trinity College, Dublin 101:Trinity College, Dublin 474:The Coming of Cuculain 254:University of Pretoria 227:Standish Hayes O'Grady 195:George William Russell 129:Standish James O'Grady 55:, County Cork, Ireland 25:Standish James O'Grady 382:Augusta, Lady Gregory 458:The Bog of the Stars 289:Sylvester O'Halloran 133:Sylvester O'Halloran 702:Library of Congress 343:Captain Otway Cuffe 348:All-Ireland Review 334:Kilkenny Moderator 743:Irish journalists 738:Irish folklorists 666:Project Gutenberg 650:978-1-84682-785-3 482:The Chain of Gold 219:Church of Ireland 164:Church of Ireland 126: 125: 107:Literary movement 72:, Isle of Wight, 780: 698:Standish O'Grady 685:Maume, Patrick: 675:Internet Archive 616: 615: 604: 598: 591: 585: 582: 576: 571:Maume, Patrick: 569: 498:Ulrick the Ready 354:The Irish Worker 293:James Macpherson 281:Midleton College 217:, the scholarly 166:, a champion of 149:Gaelic tradition 66: 49: 47: 35: 21: 20: 788: 787: 783: 782: 781: 779: 778: 777: 753:Irish Anglicans 708: 707: 687:History Ireland 658: 637: 635:Further reading 625: 620: 619: 606: 605: 601: 593:Nigel Collett, 592: 588: 583: 579: 570: 566: 561: 544: 397: 395:Published works 316:Oliver Cromwell 312:Thomas Stafford 273: 246:Cork Free Press 211: 141:Irish mythology 68: 64: 51: 45: 43: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 786: 776: 775: 770: 765: 760: 758:O'Grady family 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 706: 705: 695: 683: 677: 668: 657: 656:External links 654: 653: 652: 636: 633: 632: 631: 624: 621: 618: 617: 599: 586: 577: 563: 562: 560: 557: 556: 555: 550: 543: 540: 539: 538: 532: 524: 518: 510: 502: 494: 486: 478: 470: 462: 454: 446: 440: 432: 426: 418: 404: 396: 393: 370:Celtic Revival 366:George Russell 272: 269: 215:Thomas O'Grady 210: 207: 172:British Empire 137:Celtic Revival 124: 123: 118: 114: 113: 111:Celtic Revival 108: 104: 103: 98: 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 67:(aged 81) 61: 57: 56: 53:Castletownbere 41: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 785: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 748:Irish writers 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 715: 713: 703: 699: 696: 694: 693: 688: 684: 681: 678: 676: 672: 669: 667: 663: 660: 659: 651: 647: 643: 639: 638: 630: 627: 626: 613: 609: 603: 596: 590: 581: 574: 568: 564: 554: 551: 549: 548:Gaelic League 546: 545: 536: 533: 530: 529: 525: 522: 519: 516: 515: 511: 508: 507: 503: 500: 499: 495: 492: 491: 487: 484: 483: 479: 476: 475: 471: 468: 467: 463: 460: 459: 455: 452: 451: 447: 444: 441: 438: 437: 433: 430: 427: 424: 423: 419: 416: 412: 408: 405: 402: 399: 398: 392: 390: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 358: 356: 355: 350: 349: 344: 340: 336: 335: 330: 326: 325: 324:Daily Express 319: 317: 313: 308: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 268: 266: 262: 257: 255: 251: 247: 242: 240: 239:Isle of Wight 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 206: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 183:Abbey Theatre 180: 175: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 122: 119: 117:Notable works 115: 112: 109: 105: 102: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 62: 58: 54: 50:22 March 1846 42: 38: 34: 29: 22: 19: 691: 641: 611: 602: 594: 589: 580: 572: 567: 553:Douglas Hyde 535:Sun and Wind 534: 526: 520: 512: 504: 496: 488: 480: 472: 464: 456: 448: 442: 434: 428: 420: 406: 400: 378:Gaelic Irish 359: 352: 346: 332: 322: 320: 309: 277:schoolmaster 274: 258: 243: 235: 212: 199:Fenian Cycle 187:Lady Gregory 176: 168:aristocratic 144: 128: 127: 120: 65:(1928-05-18) 18: 723:1928 deaths 718:1846 births 514:All Ireland 413:, 1878 and 362:W. B. Yeats 307:" (1913). 223:County Cork 191:W. B. Yeats 179:Anglo-Irish 89:Nationality 63:18 May 1928 712:Categories 623:References 81:Occupation 46:1846-03-22 285:barrister 250:Great War 203:Sinn Féin 185:set with 143:, as the 97:Education 76:, England 74:Hampshire 542:See also 389:unionist 374:Unionism 329:Kilkenny 301:Cuculain 70:Shanklin 673:at the 612:jhu.edu 417:, 1880) 357:paper. 153:Homeric 648:  537:(1928) 531:(1913) 523:(1902) 517:(1898) 509:(1897) 501:(1896) 493:(1896) 485:(1895) 477:(1894) 469:(1894) 461:(1893) 453:(1891) 445:(1889) 439:(1886) 431:(1880) 425:(1879) 403:(1842) 386:fenian 384:as a " 305:Dermot 271:Career 209:Family 160:Gaelic 156:Greece 559:Notes 415:Vol.2 411:Vol.1 92:Irish 646:ISBN 364:and 341:and 297:Finn 193:and 60:Died 40:Born 700:at 664:at 391:". 279:at 233:. 714:: 610:. 241:. 189:, 614:. 409:( 48:) 44:(

Index


Castletownbere
Shanklin
Hampshire
Trinity College, Dublin
Celtic Revival
Sylvester O'Halloran
Celtic Revival
Irish mythology
Gaelic tradition
Homeric
Greece
Gaelic
Church of Ireland
aristocratic
British Empire
Anglo-Irish
Abbey Theatre
Lady Gregory
W. B. Yeats
George William Russell
Fenian Cycle
Sinn Féin
Thomas O'Grady
Church of Ireland
County Cork
Standish Hayes O'Grady
Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount Guillamore
Isle of Wight
Cork Free Press

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.