Who is Gerald Griffin

Gerald Griffin (Irish: Gearóid Ó Gríofa; 12 December 1803 – 12 June 1840) was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright. His novel The Collegians was the basis of Dion Boucicault's play The Colleen Bawn. 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.

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Early life

Gerald Griffin was born in Limerick in 1803, the youngest son of thirteen children of

a substantial Catholic farming family. Patrick Griffin, his father, also made a living through brewing, and he participated as one of Grattan's Irish Volunteers. His mother came from the ancient Irish family of the O'Brien's, and first introduced Ger...
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  • Eileen Aroon
    When, like the early rose,
    Eileen aroon!
    Beauty in childhood blows,
    Eileen aroon!...
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Rose 1 Soft 1 Gentle 1 Tender 1 Dear 1 I Love You 1 War 1 Truth 1 Time 1 Star 1


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Stantheman260: kudos to gerald wolfe, rodney griffin, chris allman and jon epley. these men compose the southern gospel group, “greater vision.” for more than 30 years and a million plus miles they have not missed a concert date due to “bus problems.” someone’s doing a swell maintenance job!
Tommyvtine116: a day after gerald drumgoole, jr. announced he'd be entering the transfer portal, hudson falls grad jonathan beagle follows suit. ualbany has now lost its' top scorer from this past season, and the america east rookie of the year in the span of 24 hours.
Wjzzdetradio: your listening to rayford griffin - 01 - rebirth of the cool (feat. johnny britt & gerald albright) on detroit's premier jazz station, wjzz detroit
Fitz_keith: in today's 5 with fitz 1 - how to build an "ai" sandwich 2 - all the proof you need to own defense stocks 3 - ken griffin says what everybody's feeling 4 - my bride won't be happy about this 5 - why crypto may be univestable shortly 5 things, 5 min
Trf_wrestling: griffin lundeen earns a 5-0 decision over farley of new prague to advance to the finals!!! ☝️ more to go!!!
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In A Copy Of Browning
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Browning, old fellow,
Your leaves grow yellow,
Beginning to mellow
As seasons pass.
Your cover is wrinkled,
And stained and sprinkled,
And warped and crinkled
From sleep on the grass.
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