About John Swanwick Drennan
Lived 1809 – 1893 (aged 83–84). John Swanwick Drennan was a poet and writer.
John Swanwick Drennan (1809–1893) was an Irish poet.
Drennan was a son of William Drennan and a grandson of Thomas Drennan, minister of the First Presbyterian Church, Belfast. He had an elder brother, William Drennan (1802–73).
His poems, On the Telescopic Moon and Epigrams were featured in The Faber Book of Irish Verse in 1974.
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Irish poet
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John Swanwick Drennan was born in 1809.
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John Swanwick Drennan died in 1893.
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John Swanwick Drennan was a poet and writer.
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