Mary Downing

Mary Downing
Born
Mary McCarthy

c.1815
Kilfadda More, Kilgarvan, County Kerry, Ireland
Died1881 (aged 65–66)
London, England
NationalityIrish
SpouseWashington Downing
ChildrenHelena Shearer

Mary Downing (née McCarthy; c.1815–1881)[1] was an Irish poet and nationalist best known by her pen name "Christabel". Some of her poetry appeared in The ballad poetry of Ireland (1869), a collection of verse edited by Charles Gavan Duffy.[2]

  1. ^ durrushistory (18 September 2014). "Grave of Mac Caura by Mrs Mary Downing (1815–1881), death of Daniel McCarthy 1281 in egagement with Fitzgeralds at Callan on road from Glenerough to Bantry". West Cork History. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ Jones, Stefanie P. (2009). "Downing, Mary McCarthy)". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.