Poetry Codex

Victorian

Sir Samuel Ferguson

1810–1886

Sir Samuel Ferguson was born in Belfast and trained as a barrister. He was Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland and was knighted in 1878.

His verse drew on Irish legend and history, notably in Lays of the Western Gael (1865) and the long poem Congal (1872).

Major Works (2)

  1. Conary — Narrative poem, 1880
  2. Congal — Epic poem, 1872

Poems (50)

  1. The Welshmen of Tirawley
  2. Aideen's Grave
  3. Deirdre's Lament for the Sons of Usnach (From the Irish)
  4. The Fair Hills of Ireland (From the Irish)
  5. Lament Over the Ruins of the Abbey of Timoleague (From the Irish)
  6. The Fairy Well of Lagnanay
  7. On the Death of Thomas Davis
  8. O'Byrne's Bard to the Clans of Wicklow
  9. Drimin Dubh
  10. Cashel of Munster
  11. The Coolun
  12. Pastheen Fion
  13. Song of the Boatman
  14. Molly Asthore
  15. The Little Maiden
  16. Cean Duhh Deelish
  17. The Burial of King Cormac
  18. The Death of Dermid
  19. Fergus Wry-Mouth
  20. The Gascon O'Driscol
  21. The Downfall of the Gael
  22. To the Harper O'Connellan (From the Irish)
  23. Grace Nugent (From the Irish)
  24. Mild Mabel Kelly (From the Irish)
  25. The Fair-Hair'd Girl (From the Irish)
  26. The Dear Old Air (From the Irish)
  27. The Lapful of Nuts (From the Irish)
  28. Hopeless Love (From the Irish)
  29. The Fairy Thorn: An Ulster Ballad
  30. Willy Gilliland: An Ulster Ballad
  31. The Forging of the Anchor
  32. The Pretty Girl of Loch Dan
  33. Adieu to Brittany
  34. Westminster Abbey
  35. The Morning's Hinges
  36. Bird and Brook
  37. Three Thoughts
  38. Three Seasons
  39. The Hymn of the Fishermen
  40. The Widow's Cloak
  41. Paul Veronese
  42. Dear Wilde
  43. To Mr. Butt
  44. The Twins of Macha
  45. The Naming of Cuchullin
  46. The Abdication of Fergus Mac Roy
  47. Mesgedra
  48. Deirdre's Farewell to Alba (From the Irish)
  49. The Healing of Conall Carnach
  50. The Tain-Quest

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