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MINOR MAGUS.
Few things troubled the sunny complacency of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, the eighteenth Baron Dunsany, but the prospect of being considered a dilettante and a small talent stood foremost among them. He had reason to hope that it would be otherwise. After knocking around for the first few years of the twentieth century, engaging in the typical pursuits of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy--hunting, soldiering, cricket, and an unsuccessful run for Parliament--he'd tried his hand at writing. He had to pay to put out his first book, in 1905, a sui-generis work of invented, quasi-Oriental mythology titled "The Gods of Pega[macron]na," but he had no trouble finding publishers ...
- Ideal Ireland: A few castles, a pint or two // It's all in County Meath
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Everett Potter March 15, 1987 700+ words
...and the large oaks to the very door of Dunsany Castle. I rang the doorbell, which...mustached gentleman had been the present Lord Dunsany, polite and none too disturbed about...four miles west of Dunshaughlin in County Meath. When St. Patrick's Day comes around...
- Lord Dunsany and the Great War: Don Rodriguez and the rebirth of...
- Magazine article from: Mythlore Carlson, David J. September 22, 2006 700+ words
...nobleman, sportsman, and author Lord Dunsany. In 1922, after having written a series...the first phase of his literary career, Dunsany published his first novel-length fantasy...post-war zeitgeist. In the novel, Dunsany directly attempts to cultivate an audience...
- Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Lord
- Reference information from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND January 1, 1996 700+ words
Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Lord (1878–1957), Irish man of letters connected with the early years of the...
- Neighborhood Playhouse, The Queen's Enemies by Lord Dunsany, Alice Lewisohn as...
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
- Tick disease in County Meath.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England) September 9, 2009 700+ words
...number of thoroughbred horses in an unnamed equine facility in County Meath have been found to be suffering from equine piroplasmosis...that a previous incursion did take place. Its occurrence in County Meath is a mystery, as the disease is present in Mediterranean...
- County Meath.(East Coast & Midlands)
- Ireland Adventure Guide Neylon, Tina January 1, 2004 700+ words
County Meath is one of the most fertile areas in the country, lying on a limestone plain watered by the rivers Boyne and Blackwater and their...
- From County Meath to a Gold Cup great; RACING: Today's news and views.(Sport)
- Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) November 2, 2005 700+ words
Byline: STORY OF A HERO By Tom Peacock BEST MATE'S story started on January 28, 1995 near Trim in County Meath, Ireland when the mare Katday produced a bay-coloured foal. Having been sold at the sales at Fairyhouse for Ir2,500 guineas...
- Ryan Farquhar is undoubtedly in the form of his life, scoring another...
- Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph July 20, 2009 700+ words
...the Adelaide International Kells Road Races yesterday in County Meath. The event was overshadowed, however, by the death of...like Farquhar, carried his Isle of Man form through to the County Meath event, with a brace of two-stroke victories in the 125GP...
