Artist Info: William Allingham

William Allingham (19 March 1824 or 1828 - 18 November 1889) was an Irish man of letters and a poet.
He was born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland and was the son of the manager of a local bank who was of English descent. He obtained a post in the custom-house of his native town and held several similar posts in Ireland and England until 1870, when he had retired from the service, and became sub-editor of Fraser's Magazine, which he edited from 1874 to 1879, in succession to James Froude. [read more...]