Author: Christopher Manus O'Keeffe
Author: Christopher Manus O'Keeffe (1826–1891)
Biography: Christopher Manus O'Keeffe was born about 1826 in Ireland. As a journalist, he worked for the Irishman in the 1860s. O'Keeffe was among the group of Fenians who were tried and sentenced to penal servitude in 1867. After his ten-year sentence, he emigrated to New York where he continued to contribute to the press, including the Irish World, Catholic World, and Celtic Monthly. In addition, he wrote a biography of O'Connell and the historical novel The Knights of the Pale (1870). He died on 27 May 1891 in Brooklyn.
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References: Drogheda Argus and Leinster Journal (5 September 1891); David James O'Donoghue The Poets of Ireland
Fiction Titles:
- The Knights of the Pale: or, Ireland Four Hundred Years Ago. A Historical Romance. 1 vol. Glasgow: Cameron and Ferguson, 1870.