Mary McDermott

Mary McDermott (fl. 1832) was an Irish poet.

McDermott was living in Killyleagh, County Down, upon publication of her first volume in 1832. She also composed occasional mucis to accompany her verses. My Early Dreams was dedicated to Elizabeth Albana, wife of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol.

Bibliography

My Early Dreams, Belfast, 1832.
Lays of Love, Dublin, 1859.

References

McDermott, Mary, p. 149, in Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Irish Women Poets, Ann Elry Colman, Kenny's Bookshop, Galway, 1996. ISBN 0-906312-44-2.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, May 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.