Who is Ella Young

Ella Young (26 December 1867 – 23 July 1956) was an Irish poet and Celtic mythologist active in the Gaelic and Celtic Revival literary movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. Born in Ireland, Young was an author of poetry and children's books. She emigrated from Ireland to the United States in 1925 as a temporary visitor and lived in California. For five years she gave speaking tours on Celtic mythology at American universities, and in 1931 she was involved in a publicized immigration controversy when she attempted to become a citizen.

Young held a chair in Irish Myth and Lore at the University of California, Berkeley for seven years. At Berkeley she was known for her colorful and lively persona, giving lectures while wearing the purple robes of a Druid, expounding on...
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Ella Young Poems

  • Greeting
    Over the wave-patterned sea-floor,
    Over the long sunburnt ridge of the world,
    I bid the winds seek you.
    I bid them cry to you...
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Night 1 Sea 1 Sleep 1 World 1 Long 1 Morning 1 Bring 1 Floor 1 Strange 1


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Ildeptoflabor: haley also helped elect ella flagg young, the chicago superintendent, as the first female president of the nea. while the nea went on to unionize in 1906, a decade later haley helped found the american federation of teachers. 7/8
Bishop_belova: ella and hailee look so young omg babies
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Isaac Watts Poem
Psalm 119 Part 10
 by Isaac Watts

Pleading the promises.

ver. 38,49

Behold thy waiting servant, Lord,
Devoted to thy fear;
Remember and confirm thy word,
For all my hopes are there.
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