William Allingham (19 March 1824 – 18 November 1889) was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem 'The Faeries' was much anthologised; but he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known watercolourist and illustrator.
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19 March 1824 Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland
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18 November 1889 (aged 65) Hampstead, London
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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