William Drennan
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1754 – 1820
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Who was William Drennan?
William Drennan, a physician, poet and political radical, was one of the chief architects of the Society of United Irishmen. He is known as the first to refer in print to Ireland as "the emerald isle" in his poem "When Erin first rose".
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- Born
- 1754
Belfast - Parents
- Children
- Education
- University of Glasgow
- Lived in
- Belfast
- Died
- Feb 5, 1820
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on July 23, 2013
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