Ellen Fitzsimon (1805 – 27 January 1883) was an Irish poet.

Biography

Ellen Fitzsimon was born Ellen Bridget O'Connell at

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, the third child and eldest daughter of

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and Mary O'Connell. She was well educated and spoke a number of languages. She was a close political ally of her father. Her poems appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Duffy's Fireside Magazine'', the ''Dublin Review''. A single book of poems, ''Derrynane Abbey in 1832, and other Poems'', was published in 1863. On 25 July 1825, she married

Christopher Fitzsimon Christopher Fitzsimon (died 25 July 1856) was an Irish barrister and politician. From Glencullen (at the time spelt 'Glancullen'), Fitzsimon married Ellen O'Connell, eldest daughter of Daniel O'Connell. By March 1829 he was the only Catholic on ...

Esq. of Glencullen, Co. Dublin, who was

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and M.P. for Dublin County. The couple had 13 children: *Thomas Fitzsimon, died in infancy *Mary O'Connell Fitzsimon (1828-1877), married Henry Edmond Redmond *Daniel O'Connell Fitzsimon (1829-1844) *Christopher O'Connell Fitzsimon (1830-1884) *Henry Fitzsimon, died in infancy *Thomas Fitzsimon (1833-1858) *Henry O'Connell Fitzsimon (1835-1902) *Ellen Fitzsimon, died in infancy *Ellen "Eily" O'Connell Fitzsimon (25 January 1838 – 1919), married Charles Bianconi jnr, son of

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*Maurice Fitzsimon, died in infancy *Kathleen Henrietta O'Connell Fitzsimon (1842-1927), married Lt.Col. George Ludlow Kennedy Hewett *Maurice "Mossy" O'Connell Fitzsimon, died at 13 *Morgan O'Connell Fitzsimon, died in infancy Fitzsimon died in

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on 27 January 1883 and is buried in

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References

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