Gerald Griffin
Irish-born novelist, poet and playwright (1803 - 1840), author of the novel The Collegians · Ireland · On the map · Writers · Died at 36
Gerald Griffin was an Irish-born novelist, poet and playwright. His novel The Collegians was the basis of Dion Boucicault's play The Colleen Bawn.
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Feeling he was "wasting his time" writing fiction, he joined the Christian Brothers, a Catholic religious congregation founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice to teach the children of the poor.
Country
Ireland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1803 to 1840 · aged 36
