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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 200 items) |
Abstract | Denis Florence MacCarthy, Irish poet and translator of Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681), lived most of his life in Dublin, where he was born and educated. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy, the "Mystics," and several political associations. His career started in the 1840's with his contributions to "The Nation" and the publication of "The Poets and Dramatists of Ireland" (1846), which he edited. In 1853, he began his translations of Calderon. The collection consists of about 150 letters to MacCarthy, handwritten and published versions of poems and other writings by MacCarthy, a diary MacCarthy kept on a trip to Paris in 1878, and other items. Most of the letters are from fellow scholars, and publishers in Dublin and other parts of Ireland, London, and continental Europe. There are several letters from the United States and also from Bombay, India. The correspondence concerns MacCarthy's works and shows the high esteem his correspondents accorded him. There is no family correspondence in this collection, although letters contain references to MacCarthy's wife and family. |
Creator | MacCarthy, Denis Florence, 1817-1882. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, May 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Denis Florence MacCarthy, Irish poet and translator of Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681), lived most of his life in Dublin, where he was born and educated. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy, the "Mystics," and several political associations. His career started in the 1840's with his contributions to "The Nation" and the publication of "The Poets and Dramatists of Ireland" (1846), which he edited. In 1853, he began his translations of Calderon.
Back to TopAbout 150 letters to MacCarthy, handwritten and published versions of poems and other writings by MacCarthy, a diary MacCarthy kept on a trip to Paris in 1878, and other items. Most of the letters are from fellow scholars, and publishers in Dublin and other parts of Ireland, London, and continental Europe. There are several letters from the United States and also from Bombay, India. The correspondence concerns MacCarthy's works and shows the high esteem his correspondents accorded him. There is no family correspondence in this collection, although letters contain references to MacCarthy's wife and family.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Letters to MacCarthy from such scholars and friends as John O'Hagan, Sir Samuel Ferguson, J. A. Froude, and Kenelm Henry Digby. Letters relate primarily to MacCarthy's poetical works.
Folder 1 |
1845-1849Correspondents include: William Bryan, John Doyle, Sir Charles Duffy, Wilson Gray, John K. Ingram, Thomas MacNevin, John O'Hagan, Reverend D. Russell, R.D. Williams. |
Folder 2 |
1850-1859Correspondents include: Reverend M. Birmingham, James Burke, Mortimer Collins, Professor Craik, K.H. Digby, Sir Samuel Ferguson, Percy Fitzgerald, J.T. Gilbert, Anna Maria (Mrs. S.C.) Hall, William R. Hamilton, Edward Hayes, Charles Mackay, Bernard Malrenin, G. Mansfield, Reverend D. Murray, Arthur O'Hagan, John O'Hagan, J.W. Parker Jr., John Quinlan, A.B. Rowan, Dr. William Stokes, J.T. Waller. |
Folder 3 |
1860-1862Correspondents include: J.R. Chorley, Kenelm Digby, Sir William R. Hamilton, Lady Louisa Leunison, William Penrose Mark, Bernard Mulrenin, John O'Hagan, Sir Charles B. Phipps, Reverend Matthew Russell. |
Folder 4 |
1863-1865Correspondents include: Sir John D. Acton, Allen and Company, Dr. Auster, J.R. Chorley, Sir Samuel Ferguson, J.T. Gilbert, Irish National Board of Education, Captin Leech, William Bernard MacCabe, Dr. R.R. Madden, J.C. O'Callaghan, M. Odorici, Office of Irish National Fair, John O'Hagan, Thomas O'Hagan, Royal Irish Academy. |
Folder 5 |
1866-1867Correspondents include: Dr. Butler (Archbishop of Limerick), J.R. Chorley, Canon Dalton, Bishop John Derry, Thomas Farrell and Son, Sir Samuel Ferguson, Dr. Furlong (Bishop of Ferns), Sir John Gray, Anna Maria (Mrs. S.C.) Hall, Harvard College, J.R. Herbert, Irish Education Office, Archbishop Leaky, R.M. Levey, Editor of MacMillan's Magazine, Dr. Moriarty (Bishop of Keny), Sir William Stirling Maxwell, John O'Hagan, C.B. Pigot, John E. Pigot, Royal Irish Academy, Digby Stalley, Archbhishop Trench, Michael Verdon, MacKenzie E.C. Walcott, J.F. Wetherell. |
Folder 6 |
1868-1869Correspondents include: T.F. Crane, Thomas Farrell and Son, Antoninus D. Leannell, Dr. Franz Lorinser, Robert A. McCall, Lord Talbot de Malahide, Father Meehan, John O'Hagan, Reverend D. Russell, John Sentaigne, Robert H. Shartley, J.F. Wetherell. |
Folder 7 |
1870-1882Correspondents include: John Deane, Kenelm Digby, Lord Dufferin, Sir Samuel Ferguson, J.A. Foude, D.O. Madden, John O'Hagan, John Plaugh. |
Folder 8 |
UndatedCorrespondents include: Canon Dalton, Kenelm Digby, Mrs. John B. Dillon, Ricahrd Doyle, Mary Ferguson, Dr. R.R. Madden, Marchioness of Londonderry, Gerald Massey, John O'Hagan, Thomas O'Hagan, Mary Amelia Warner. |
Printed material, including articles and poems written by or of interest to MacCarthy, as well as handwritten notes and writings of MacCarthy.
Folder 9 |
Writings, notes and drafts |
Folder 10 |
Clippings and poems |
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly notebooks MacCarthy kept while travelling. Also included is his diary of his trip to Paris in 1878.