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James Dawson Burn
James Dawson Burn (c.1809 - 1889), born James Dawson McBurney, was an Irish author, vagrant, and prominent Odd fellow. His most notable work, ''The Autobiography of a Beggar Boy'', was regarded at the time as a prime example of a poor Irish man's experience. Early life Childhood and family Burn's exact date of birth is unknown, but scholars estimate his birth to be sometime in the early 1800s, roughly between 1801-1809. He was born in County Down, Ireland to an unmarried Scottish woman working as a saleswoman, sometimes regarded as a beggar. As a child of unmarried parents, he was considered illegitimate in Ireland and the rest of Europe. Due to the widespread discrimination against illegitimate children, Burn felt ostracized from the rest of society from a very young age. As a young child, he lived with his mother and step-father, referred to as "McNamee", whom he described as temperamental. There is no mention of any siblings in his upbringing. After leaving his mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish People
The Irish ( or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and Culture of Ireland, culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaels, Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also Norman invasion of Ireland, conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while Kingdom of England, England's 16th/17th century Tudor conquest of Ireland, conquest and Plantations of Ireland, colonisation of Ireland brought many English people, English and Scottish Lowlands, Lowland Scottish people, Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Republic of Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
