Philip Dixon Hardy (1794–1875) was an Irish poet, bookseller, printer, and publisher. He introduced the use of steam-powered printing presses in Ireland in 1833.
He was educated at
Trinity College, Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
. He edited the ''
Dublin Penny Journal
The ''Dublin Penny Journal'' was a weekly newspaper, and later series of published volumes, originating from Dublin, Ireland, between 1832 and 1836. Published each Saturday, by J. S. Folds, George Petrie (artist), George Petrie, and Caesar Otway, ...
'' from 1833. This newspaper was published between 1832 and 1836 and issued each Saturday, by J. S. Folds,
George Petrie, and
Caesar Otway
Caesar Otway (1780–1842) was born at Castle Otway near Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland in 1780. He was an Irish author and clergyman who wanted to study and improve the condition of the poor.
Life
His parents were Cooke and Elizabeth Otway and ...
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He edited the ''Dublin Literary Gazette'' (later the ''National Magazine'') and published a number of tour guides of different parts of the country.
Selected works
Poetry
* ''Wellington'' (1814)
* ''Bertha, a Tale of Erin'' (1817)
* ''A Wreath from the Emerald Isle'' (1826)
* ''The Pleasures of Religion and Other Poems'' (1869)
Travel
* ''The Northern Tourist'' (1820)
* ''The New Picture of Dublin'' (1831)
* ''The Holy Wells of Ireland'' (1836)
* ''Hardy’s Tourists’ Guides through Ireland, In Four Tours'' (1858)
Other
* ''Legends, Tales, and Stories of Ireland'' (1837) Dublin: John Cummin
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* ''The Friend of Ireland, containing an exposure of errors and superstitions of the Church of Rome''
ols. 1–10(1838–39)
* ''The Northern Cottage, or The Effects of Bible Reading'' (1842)
* ''Simple Memorials of an Irish Family'' (1843)
* ''The Inquisition'' (1849)
* ''The Maynooth Grant considered religiously, morally, and politically'' (1853)
References
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1794 births
1875 deaths
Irish folklorists
Irish poets
Irish publishers (people)
Book publishing companies of Ireland
19th-century poets
19th-century Irish businesspeople