Mary E. Balfour (fl. 1789–1810) was an Irish poet,[1] who along with her original poems translated Irish poetry into English.[2] She is believed to be Belfast's only 19th-century female playwright.[3]
^Lunney, Linde (2009). "Balfour, Mary E.". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
^Schirmer, Gregory A. (1998). Out of what began : a history of Irish poetry in English. New York: Cornell University Press. pp. 83–84. ISBN9781501744815.