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| Sheehan, John. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Mar. 21, 1839; from Trinity College, Dublin, where he had been adm. 1829. [Only s. of Thomas, hotel-keeper of Celbridge, Kildare. B. there, 1812. School, Jesuit College, Clongoweswood.] Matric. Michs. 1839. Joined the Comet Club, a society with literary aims, formed by a party of young Irishmen. Sub-Editor of The Comet, a satirical weekly paper directed against the Established Church of Ireland. Arrested, with the editor, for libel, 1833, and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. Called to the Irish Bar, 1835. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Apr. 20, 1841. Called to the Bar, May 1, 1846. On the Home Circuit. Abandoned the Law for journalism. Representative of the Constitutional newspaper, in Paris and Madrid, 1836-7. Parliamentary reporter of the Morning Herald. Proprietor and editor of the Independent (of London and Cambridge). Wrote frequently in various periodicals under the signatures [p.486] of 'The Irish Whiskey-Drinker' and 'The Knight of Innishowen.' Married, about 1869, the widow of Col. Shrubrick, a wealthy Anglo-Indian officer, and spent some years in travelling on the Continent. Retired to the Charterhouse, where he died May 29, 1882. (Boase, III. 534; Inns of Court; D.N.B.) | John SHEEHAN Approx. lifespan: 1812–1882 pens. Trinity College adm1839:03:21 from Trinity College, Dublin where he had been Adm 1829 Only s. of Thomas SHEEHAN, hotel-keeper of Celbridge, Co. Kildare , b. there 1812 Sch: Jesuit College Jesuit, Clongoweswood, [Co. Kildare], Matric 1839:10MT: Joined: Comet Club a society with literary aims, formed by a party of young Irishmen. Sub- Editor of: : The Comet, a satirical weekly paper directed against the Established Church of Ireland , Arrested, with the editor, for libel 1833 and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. Called to the Irish Bar 1835 Adm. Inner Temple: 1841:04:20 Called to the Bar: 1846:05:01 On: Home Circuit Abandoned the Law for journalism. Representative of the Constitutional newspaper, Paris, [France], and Madrid, [Spain], 1836-37 Parliamentary reporter of the Morning Herald Proprietor and editor of the Independent (of London , and CB, [Cambridgeshire], ) Wrote frequently in various periodicals under the signatures of "The Irish Whiskey-Drinker" and "The Knight of Innishowen." m., about 1869 the widow of Colonel: Shrubrick, a wealthy Anglo-Indian officer, and spent some years in travelling on the Continent, [Europe], Retired to the Charterhouse, [London], Died 1882:05:29 ( Boase, III. 534; Inns of Court; D.N.B .) |