Ella Young (1867-1956) the Irish poet, Celtic mythologist and author presents a number of problems to any researcher- she not only lived an Irish life of almost 60 years but she went on to have a dramatically different life in California that lasted over 30 years until her death. She also managed to write an autobiography that labelled her in many eyes as a Bohemian free spirit and not a scholar with a vast knowledge of Irish myth and Celtic lore. Using family papers, letters and diaries, Dorothea McDowell's new research monograph discusses Young's relationship with W. B. Yeats (they were...
Ella Young (1867-1956) the Irish poet, Celtic mythologist and author presents a number of problems to any researcher- she not only lived an Irish life...