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Katharine Tynan

(1859–1931) Poet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Katharine Tynan was a poet from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for The Story of Bawn.

Quick Facts About Katharine Tynan

Born
January 23, 1859
Died
April 2, 1931
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Profession
Poet
Notable works
The Story of Bawn
Spouse
Henry Albert Hinkson

About Katharine Tynan

Katharine Tynan was an Irish writer, known mainly for her novels and poetry. After her marriage in 1893 to the Trinity College scholar, writer and barrister Henry Albert Hinkson (1865–1919) she usually wrote under the name Katharine Tynan Hinkson, or variations thereof. Tynan's younger sister Nora Tynan O'Mahony was also a poet and one of her three children, Pamela Hinkson (1900–1982), was also known as a writer. Katharine Tynan Road in Tallaght, which passes close to the ruins of her childhood home at Whitehall Farm, is named after her.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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