Patrick Kennedy | |
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![Patrick Kennedy's self-portrait. ―Held by the Department of Irish Folklore, University College Dublin.[1]](view_image.php?q=Patrick_Kennedy_(folklorist)&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Patrick_Kennedy-self-portrait.png) Patrick Kennedy's self-portrait. ―Held by the Department of Irish Folklore, University College Dublin.[1] | |
| Born | early part of 1801[2] Kilmyshal, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | 29 or 28 March 1873 [3][4][5] Dublin |
| Resting place | Glasnevin Cemetery[5][a] |
| Occupation | bookseller |
| Language | English |
| Genre | folklore, local lore |
| Notable works | Legendary fictions of the Irish Celts (1866) |
| Spouse | Maria (née Kelly?)[7] |
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Patrick Kennedy (early 1801 – 29 March 1873)[8] was a folklorist from County Wexford, Ireland. An educator turned bookseller, who also contributed various articles and reviews as a writer, he eventually became best-known as a collector and publisher of Irish folktales and folklore, particularly from his native County Wexford.
- ^ Almqvist (1991), p. 10.
- ^ Delaney (1983), p. 49.
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