Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

  1. Alfred Perceval Graves (22 July 1846 – 27 December 1931), was an Anglo-Irish poet, songwriter and folklorist. He was the father of British poet and critic Robert Graves .

  2. Graves, Alfred Perceval (18461931), writer, folklorist, and schools inspector, was born 22 July 1846 at 12 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, the second son of nine children of Charles Graves (qv), clergyman and mathematician, and Selina Graves, daughter of Dr. John Cheyne (qv).

  3. May 14, 2018 · Alfred Percival Graves [1], 18461931, Irish poet. An inspector of schools, he was also twice president of the Irish literary society. He compiled several volumes of Irish music and folksongs. Included among his own writings are Irish Songs and Ballads (1880) and Father O'Flynn (1889).

  4. Alfred Perceval Graves is the son of Dr. Graves, the Bishop of Limerick, and was born in Dublin in 1846. He was educated at Trinity College, obtaining double-first honours in classics and English.

  5. Sep 5, 2021 · English. 331 pages. "Being Representative Folk Songs of the Six Celtic Nations. To many music-lovers who know only imperfectly how splendid is the Celtic heritage of song, this volume will come as a happy surprise; whilst all folk-song enthusiasts will be glad to possess so comprehensive and important a collection" Addeddate. 2021-09-05 12:29:01.

  6. ALFRED PERCEVAL GRAVES (1846-), Irish writer, was born in Dublin, the son of the bishop of Limerick. He was educated at Windermere College, and took high honours at Dublin University.

  7. People also ask

  8. View details of this record creator. Sign me up to the mailing list. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events. The official archive of the UK government. Our vision...