Eleanor Ffrench

Who is Eleanor Ffrench?

Eleanor Ffrench, Irish poet, died c. 1861.

Ffrench was a member of a family counted among the Tribes of Galway. Her single collection, Poems, was published postumphusly in Dublin in 1863. The preface stated: "This little book contains all the poems of the late Eleanor French, of Prospect Hill, Galway, which could be collected at a period of two years after her death. One poem, The Rival Lights, commemorated the installation of gas lighting in the town on 20 November 1837.