See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• SAMUEL

SAMUEL See also:

• FERGUSON, ADAM (1723-1816)
• FERGUSON, JAMES (1710-1776)
• FERGUSON, ROBERT (c. 1637-1714)
• SIR SAMUEL FERGUSON (1810-1886)

FERGUSON (1810-1886)  , Irish poet and See also:

• ANTIQUARY

antiquary, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BELFAST

Belfast, on the loth of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 181o . He was educated at Trinity See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• DUBLIN

Dublin, was called to the Irish See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar in 1838, and was made Q.C. in 1859, but in 1867 retired from practice upon his See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment as See also:

• DEPUTY (through the Fr. from a Late Lat. use of deputare, to cut off, allot; putare having the original sense of to trim, prune)

deputy-keeper of the Irish records, then in a much neglected See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition . He was an excellent See also:

• CIVIL

civil servant, and was knighted in 1878 for his services to the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department . His spare See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time was given to See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general literature, and in particular to See also:

• POETRY

poetry . He had See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long been a leading contributor to the Dublin University See also:

• MAGAZINE

Magazine and to See also:

• BLACKWOOD, WILLIAM (1776-1834)

Blackwood, where he had published his two See also:

• LITERARY

literary See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master-pieces, " The See also:

• FORGING

Forging of the See also:

• ANCHOR (from the Greek ayrcvpa, which Vossius considers is from 6yi17 , a crook or hook)

Anchor," one of the finest of See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• BALLADS

ballads, and the humorous See also:

• PROSE

prose extravaganza of " See also:

• FATHER

Father Tom and the See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

Pope." He published See also:

• LAYS

Lays of the Western Gael in 1865, Poems in 188o, and in 1872 Congal, a metrical narrative of the heroic See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, and, though far from ideal perfection, perhaps the most successful See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt yet made by a modern Irish poet to revivify the spirit of the past in a poem of epic proportions . Lyrics have succeeded better in other hands; many of See also:

• FERGUSON, ADAM (1723-1816)
• FERGUSON, JAMES (1710-1776)
• FERGUSON, ROBERT (c. 1637-1714)
• FERGUSON, SIR SAMUEL (1810-1886)

Ferguson's pieces on modern themes, notably his " Lament for See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• DAVIS (or DAVYS), JOHN (1550 ?-16o5)
• DAVIS, ANDREW JACKSON (1826—1910)
• DAVIS, CHARLES HOWARD (1857- )
• DAVIS, CUSHMAN KELLOGG (1838-1900)
• DAVIS, HENRY WILLIAM BANKS (1833- )
• DAVIS, HENRY WINTER (1817-1865)
• DAVIS, JEFFERSON (1808–1889)
• DAVIS, THOMAS OSBORNE (1814–1845)

Davis " (1845), are, nevertheless, excellent . He was an extensive contributor on antiquarian subjects to the Transactions of the Royal Irish See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, and was elected its See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president in 1882 . His See also:

• MANNERS, CHARLES (1857– )

manners were delightful, and his hospitality was boundless . He died at See also:

• HOWTH

Howth on the 9th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1886 . His most important antiquarian See also:

• WORK

work, Ogham See also:

• INSCRIPTIONS (from Lat. inscribere, to write upon)

Inscriptions in Ireland, See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales, See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland, was published in the See also:

• YEAR

year after his See also:

• DEATH

death . See See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel Ferguson in the Ireland of his See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

Day (1896), by his wife, See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary C . Ferguson; also an See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article by A .

P . See also:

• GRAVES, ALFRED PERCEVAL (1846— )

Graves in A See also:

• TREASURY

Treasury of Irish Poetry in the See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• TONGUE (O. Eng. lunge)

Tongue (190o), edited by Stopford See also:

• BROOKE, FRANCES (1724-1789)
• BROOKE, FULKE OREVILLE, 1ST BARON (1554-1628)
• BROOKE, HENRY (c. 1703-1783)
• BROOKE, SIR JAMES (1803-1868)
• BROOKE, STOPFORD AUGUSTUS (1832– )

Brooke and T . W . Rolleston .