Reverend William Hickey, also known as Martin Doyle (1787 – 24 October 1875) was an Irish writer and philanthropist.
Life
A descendant of the
Ă“ hĂŤceadha
Ă“ hĂŤceadha (in English: Hickey; O'Hickey) is a surname of Irish origin.
Naming conventions
History
The Ă“ hĂŤceadha surname is especially associated with the Kingdom of Thomond, where bearers of the name were in successive generations a medi ...
family of physicians, he was the eldest son of Rev. Ambrose Hickey,
Church of Ireland
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rector
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*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of Murragh,
County Cork
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. He graduated from St. John's College,
Cambridge
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, and received his
M.A. from the University of Dublin. He was ordained in 1811 and appointed curate of Dunleckny,
County Carlow
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. Between then and 1834 he served at Bannow, Kilcormick, Wexford and Mulrankin, remaining at the latter till his death. ''A Compendium of Irish Biography'' says of him:
Hickey, under the pseudonym Martin Doyle, served as an editor for ''The Irish Farmer's and Gardener's Magazine''.
William Hickey was the father of J. S. Hickey, Protestant rector of
Goresbridge, and grandfather of the author and poet,
Emily Henrietta Hickey
Emily Henrietta Hickey (1845–1924) was an Irish author, narrative poet and translator.
Biography
She was born in Macmine Castle, near Enniscorthy in County Wexford, daughter of the Rev. J. S. Hickey, Protestant rector of Goresbridge and gra ...
.
Select bibliography
* ''Hints to Small Farmers''
* ''The Hurlers''
* ''Irish Cottagers''
* ''Plea for Small Farmers''
* ''Address to Landlords''
* ''The Kitchen Garden''
* ''The Flower Garden''
* ''Hints on Emigration to Canada''
* ''Hints on Health''
* ''Temperance and Morals''
* ''Book on Proverbs''
* ''Cyclopaedia of Practical Husbandry''
* ''French Sermons by
Monod Monod is a surname, and may refer to:
* Adolphe Monod (1802–1856), French Protestant churchman; brother of Frédéric Monod.
* Frédéric Monod (1794–1863), French Protestant pastor.
* Gabriel Monod, French historian
* Jacques Monod (1910–19 ...
'' (translator)
* ''Notes and Gleanings of the County Wexford''
References
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External links
* http://www.libraryireland.com/biography/ReverendWilliamHickey.php
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1787 births
1875 deaths
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
19th-century Irish philosophers
19th-century Irish writers
People from County Wexford