Life
fl.1794; author of The Cave of Neptune, dram. poem on naval victory of Lord Howe (1794); True Patriotism, or Poverty Ennobled by Virtue, a drama, performed Dec. 12 1798, at the Theatre in Louth (1799); the latter is violently hostile to the Irish rebels; True Patriotism is photocopied in Wells Microcards. RAF
[ top ]
Criticism
J. O. Bartley, ‘A Topical Play of ’98,’ Irish Book Lover (Sept. 1941); Bartley, Teague, Shenkin, and Sawney: historical study of the earliest Irish, Welsh and Scottish characters in English plays (Cork 1954).
[ top ]