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Thomas MacNevin
Thomas MacNevin (1814 – 8 February 1848) was an influential Irish writer and journalist, who died under "peculiarly sad circumstances" in a Bristol asylum. According to T. F. O'Sullivan, he was one of the most "brilliant intellects" to be associated with "The Nation" newspaper and with the Young Ireland movement.
Background.
According to the official records of Trinity College, Dublin, which he entered at the age of 17, Thomas MacNevin was born in Dublin, the son of Daniel
felt the death of Davis in 1845 keenly, and in the last remaining years of his life was mentally affected.
Death.
MacNevin died on 8 February 1848 in an asylum in Bristol. On 19 February, "The Nation" paid a tribute to their former colleague and friend.
Further reading.
- "The Volunteers of 1782", Thomas MacNevin, James Duffy & Sons. Centenary Edition
- "The Politics of Irish Literature: from Thomas Davis to W.B. Yeats", Malcolm Brown, Allen