Alice Maude Mary Furlong

Register of Births states that Alice Maude Mary Furlong was born on 17 January 1872 at Knocklyon Lodge, Dublin to James Walter Furlong, leather merchant, of Knocklyon Lodge and 25 Parliament Street, and Mary Josephine Furlong (formerly Murtagh).

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Error-strewn Wikipedia entry states:

“Alice Furlong (26 November 1866–1946) [sic - Mary, Alice's sister was born on that date] was an Irish writer, poet and political activist who also worked on Irish publications with Douglas Hyde (later President of Ireland). Life

She was born at Old Bawn, near Tallaght, [This is not correct - she was born at Knocklyon Lodge] County Dublin, the daughter of John Furlong, a sporting journalist. She trained as a nurse in Dr Steevens' Hospital. In the 1890s her father was injured in a race-course accident and ended up in her ward, where he died shortly afterwards, [This again confuses Alice with her sister Mary, who was a nurse] and her mother died two months later.[1] Her first literary contributions were to the Irish Monthly at age 16.[2] In 1899 she published Roses and Rue, favourably reviewed by Stopford Brooke and others, and in 1907 Tales of Fairy Folk and Queens and Heroes. Her verse appeared in several anthologies.[2] She contributed to several journals, including the Irish Monthly, the Weekly Freeman, Chambers's Journal and the nationalist Shan Van Vocht, run by Alice Milligan and Anna Johnston (Ethna Carbery).[3] After 1916 she started studying Irish, and in the 1920s published poems in Irish and translated from Irish, and added the Irish Press to the journals she contributed to.[4] In 1900 she was a founder-member of Inghinidhe na hÉireann, the revolutionary women's organisation led by Maud Gonne. She was elected a vice-president of the association, along with Jenny Wyse Power, Annie Egan and Anna Johnston.[5] Two of her sisters, Katherine and Mary, also wrote poetry, but died young, while another sister, Margaret, married the songwriter P. J. McCall.”

References

^ Matthew Russell, Poets I have Known: VIII: Alice Furlong, The Irish Monthly, Vol. 36, No. 421 (July 1908), pp. 389-398 ^ a b Ricorso ^ Karen Margaret Steele, Women, press, and politics during the Irish revival. Syracuse University Press, 2007. p. 30 ^ Little, Arthur (April, 1947). "Lest We Forget Alice Furlong". The Irish Monthly (Irish Province of the Society of Jesus) 75 (886). JSTOR 20515632. ^ Coxhead: Daughters of Erin, Five Women of the Irish Renaissance. p. 44

1901 Census Return: Alice Furlong, whose age is given as 28, occupation 'poetess and novelist', born Co. Dublin, was a visitor at the house of Mary Kelly, aged 33, post mistress, born Dublin, widow. Mary Kelly's son, two boarders, and a servant were also present.at the house in Kilcoursey, Clara, Offaly [then called King's County].

1911 Census Return: Alice Furlong does not seem to appear

The Register of Deaths states that Alice Furlong of 378 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin, Ireland died at 94 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin. [94 Leeson Street Lower was at that time a semi-private nursing home attached to St. Vincent’s Hospital.]

A large limestone cross at St. Maelruain’s Cemetery, Tallaght marks the family plot, and has the inscription:

In Loving Memory of
James Walter Furlong.
of Oldbawn Villa, Tallaght.
Who Died 9th June 1897, aged 52 Years. And of Mary, his Wife,
who Died 24th Aug 1897, aged 48 Years. Also Their Daughter Katie, Who Died 27th July 1894 aged 22 Years,
He Giveth his Beloved Sleep
Also of Mary her Sister
who Died 22nd September 1898 Contracted of Fever.
In Discharging Her Duty As Hospital Nurse

A plaque in memory of Alice Furlong was added in August 2022

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