Nicholas John Halpin (1790–1850) was a cleric of the

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, known as a writer.

Life

Halpin was born 18 October 1790, at Portarlington. He graduated B.A. at

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in 1815, and took orders in the Church of Ireland. Mainly involved with writing, Halpin was for many years editor of the ''

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''. He was a permanent member of the

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. Halpin died at Dublin 22 November 1850.

Works

Halpin wrote:
An University Prize Poem, on His Majesty King George the Third having completed the Fiftieth Year of his Reign
Dublin, 1811. *''Tithes no Tax'', Dublin, 1823. *''Authentic Report of the Speeches and Proceedings of the Meeting held at Cavan 26 January 1827, for the purpose of forming a Society for Promoting the Reformation, to which are added Notes and Appendix'', edited Dublin, 1827. *''The Impossibility of Transubstantiation''. *''No Chimæra, or the Lay Reformation in Ireland'', Dublin, 1828.
''Oberon's Vision in the "Midsummer Night's Dream", illustrated by a comparison with Lylie's "Endymion"''
London, Shakespeare Society, 1843, an attempt to prove that Shakespeare was covertly referring to current events connected with Queen Elizabeth and Leicester. *''Bridal Runaway, an Essay on Juliet's Soliloquy'', London, Shakespeare Society, 1845.
The Dramatic Unities of Shakespeare, in a Letter addressed to the editor of "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine"
Dublin, 1849. *''Observations on Certain Passages in the Life of Edmund Spenser'', Dublin, 1850.

Family

Halpin married Anne Grehan in 1817. She survived him, with three sons, including Charles Graham Halpin, and four daughters.

Notes

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