Sidney Royse Lysaght
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Sidney Royse Lysaght was an Irish writer, who worked in the iron industry
. He was born in Cork
.
He visited Robert Louis Stevenson
in Samoa
, in 1894. Edward MacLysaght
1887-1986, writer and authority on Irish family history, was his son.
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
. He was born in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
.
He visited Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
in Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
, in 1894. Edward MacLysaght
Edward MacLysaght
Edward MacLysaght was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland. His numerous books on Irish surnames built upon the work of Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames and made him well known to all those researching their family past.-Early life:Edward was born in Flax Bourton...
1887-1986, writer and authority on Irish family history, was his son.
Works
- A Modern Ideal (1886) poems
- The Marplot (1893)
- Her Majesty's Rebels (1907) novel
- Horizons and Landmarks (1911) poems
- My Tower in Desmond (1925)
- The Immortal Jew (1931)
- A reading of poetry; an essay (1934)