William Larminie
William Larminie (1 August 1849 – 19 January 1900) was an Irish poet and folklorist. He was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, of Huguenot descent and was educated at Kingstown School and Trinity College Dublin, from which he graduated in 1871 with a moderatorship in Classics. He moved to London while he was employed in the British India Office from 1873 until 1887, at which point he retired and returned to Ireland to devote himself to writing, settling in Bray, County Wicklow.
William Larminie
- Born
- 1849 · Castlebar.
- Died
- 1900
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Occupation
- writer · poet
- Education
- Trinity College and Dublin
- Languages
- English
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Born at Castlebar in 1849, died in 1900.
William Larminie studied at Trinity College, Dublin. The recorded working language is English.
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