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Faithful Teate
Faithful Teate (c. 1626 – 1666) was a Protestant clergyman and poet from County Cavan, Ireland. He is sometimes known as ''Faithful Tate'' or ''Faithfull Teate''. He was the father of the poet laureate, Nahum Tate. Background He was the son of Faithful Teate, a doctor of divinity with whom he has often been confused. The elder Teate was made rector at Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan. Reports that he had informed on the rebels during the 1641 Rebellion, resulted in his house being burned. Two or three (sources vary) of Teate's children are reported to have died as a result of hardships endured in that period. Career and poetry Faithful Teate the younger entered Trinity College Dublin in 1641 at age fourteen and was later ordained into the Church of Ireland. He moved to England and studied at University of Cambridge, Cambridge before being appointed minister at Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury in Suffolk. He was back in Dublin by 1660 and was rector of St. Werburgh's Church in Dublin, but his pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifne''). Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 76,176 at the 2016 census. Geography Cavan borders six counties: Leitrim to the west, Fermanagh and Monaghan to the north, Meath to the south-east, Longford to the south-west and Westmeath to the south. Cavan shares a border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. Cavan is the 19th largest of the 32 counties in area and the 25th largest by population. The county is part of the Northern and Western Region, a NUTS II area, and in that region, is part of the Border strategic planning area, a NUTS III entity. The county is characterised by drumlin countryside dotted with many lakes and hills. The north-western area of the county is sparse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
