Eleanor Hull

Eleanor Henrietta Hull (1860-1935) was born in England, of a County Down family. She was educated at Alexandra College, Dublin and was a student of Irish Studies. She was a journalist and scholar of Old Irish and in 1899 was co-founder of the Irish Texts Society for the publication of early manuscripts. She was honorary secretary for nearly thirty years.

Her published works include:

* "The Cuchulain Saga in Irish Literature" (1898)
* "Pagan Ireland"
* "Early Christian Ireland"
* "A Text Book of Irish Literature" (2 volumes) (1906)
* "The Poem-Book of the Gael"
* "The Northmen in Britain"
* "Folklore of the British Isles"
* "A History of Ireland and her People" (2 volumes) (1926)

She was president of the Irish Literary Society.

She died in Wimbledon, England in 1935.

References

* [http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/biogsH.htm Dictionary of Ulster Biography]
* [http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress Catalog]

External links

* [http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty-a-m.html#hull A History of Ireland and her People] at [http://gutenberg.net.au Project Gutenberg Australia]