1754 - 1820
William Drennan Irish Writer
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Drennan
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1753
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| Died |
1820
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| Nationality |
Irish
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| Occupation |
Writer
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William Drennan (23 May 1754 – 5 February 1820) was an Irish physician, poet and radical democrat. In Belfast he moved the formation of the Society of United Irishmen dedicated, in defiance of Protestant Ascendancy and British Crown authority, to representative government for Ireland. After the suppression of the 1798 Rebellion, Drennan sought an avenue to reform in education: he was the leading figure in the establishment of the Belfast [later the Royal Belfast] Academical Institution. As a poet, Drennan is best known for his eve-of-rebellion ,"When Erin first rose",
and its reference to Ireland as "the emerald isle".
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