James Murphy (Irish novelist)
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James Murphy (1839 – 1921) was an Irish writer, poet, and teacher.
Life
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James Murphy was born in Glynn, County Carlow in 1839. He was the son of Matthew Murphy.{{cite book |last1=O'Hart |first1=John |title=Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation |date=1892 |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/o-murphy-3-heremon.php |access-date=21 September 2021}} He attended the Training College for Teachers in Marlborough Street, Dublin in 1860. He was appointed principal at the public schools in Bray, becoming a town clerk there. He went on to become professor of maths at St. Gall's, Dublin (later part of the Catholic University). He worked as an inspector for the Intermediate Board of Education in the 1890s.{{cite web |title=The Atlas of Irish Mathematics: Carlow (Aug 2019) |url=http://www.mathsireland.ie/blog/2019_08_cm |website=Mathematics Ireland |access-date=21 September 2021 |language=en-gb}} In 1887, Murphy was living in Dublin with family, including 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1921.{{cite web |title=James Murphy |url=http://ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/m/Murphy_J4/life.htm |website=ricorso.net |access-date=21 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=James Murphy |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100217373 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=21 September 2021 |language=en }}
He wrote a number of novels and collections, and in the 1880s was editor of Irish Fireside a literary publication by the Freeman's Journal. His novels were set during key historical moments in Irish history, such as the 1798 Rebellion. He had a number of historical ballads published in periodicals such as The Nation and The Irishman.
Selected works
- Convict No. 25, or the Clearances of Westmeath (1883)
- The Forge of Clohogue (1885)
- The House in the Rath (1886)
- The Fortunes of Maurice O’Donnell (1887)
- Hugh Roach, Ribbonman (1887)
- The Shan Van Vocht (1889)
- The Haunted Church (1889)
- Luke Talbot (1890)
- The Flight from the Cliffs (1911)
- The Inside Passenger (1913){{cite web |title=At the Circulating Library Author Information: James Murphy |url=https://www.victorianresearch.org/atcl/show_author.php?aid=2796 |website=www.victorianresearch.org |access-date=21 September 2021}}
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Category:Writers from County Carlow
Category:19th-century Irish novelists