Ella Young (1867–1956)
Author of Celtic Wonder-Tales
About the Author
Image credit: By Edward Weston (from Wikipedia entry for Ella Young).
Works by Ella Young
The Wondersmith and His Son: A Tale from the Golden Childhood of the World (1927) 57 copies, 3 reviews
The Rose of Heaven: Poems 1 copy
Ella Young Interviews 1 copy
Yew Tree, The 1 copy
Associated Works
From Isles of Dream: Visionary Stories and Poems of the Celtic Renaissance (1993) — Contributor — 41 copies
New Songs: A Lyric Selection — Contributor — 5 copies
Stories for girls — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1867-12-26
- Date of death
- 1956-07-23
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Ireland (birth)
USA (naturalized) - Birthplace
- Fenagh, County Antrim, Ireland, UK
- Place of death
- Oceano, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Dublin, Ireland
Sausalito, California, USA
Oceano, California, USA
Taos, New Mexico, USA - Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
Royal University of Ireland - Occupations
- poet
mythologist
Celtic expert
lecturer in Irish Myth and Lore
children's book author
folklorist - Relationships
- Gonne, Maud (friend)
Adams, Ansel (friend)
Yeats, William Butler (friend) - Organizations
- Theosophical Society
- Short biography
- Ella Young was born in Fenagh, Ireland, and grew up in Dublin. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Royal University of Ireland and received a master's degree at Trinity College, Dublin. She participated in the 1916 Easter Rising as a member of Cumann na mBan, storing arms and ammunition for Republican forces in her home. Her first volume of poetry, titled simply Poems, was published in 1906, and her first work of Irish folklore, The Coming of Lugh, appeared in 1909 and was illustrated by her friend Maud Gonne. She became an important figure in the Gaelic and Celtic Revival literary movement. In 1925, she moved to the USA for the position of James D. Phelan Lecturer in Irish Myth and Lore at the University of California, Berkeley. She also went on speaking tours to other American universities.
She was known for her colorful and lively persona, giving lectures while wearing purple Druid robes, talking about fairies and elves, and praising the benefits of talking to trees. Her enthusiasm for the subject of Celtic mythology and folklore won her a wide audience among students, writers, and artists. She also wrote a number of popular children's books, such as The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales (1929), which was named a Newbery Honor Book. In 1931, as she still did not have legal immigration status, she had to spend three months in British Columbia, Canada to qualify for re-entry to the USA; eventually she obtained American citizenship. She published her autobiography, Flowering Dusk: Things Remembered Accurately and Inaccurately, in 1945.
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 341
- Popularity
- #69,903
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 33
- Languages
- 6
- Favorited
- 2