Florence Mary Wilson (writer)

Florence Mary Wilson (c. 1870 – 1946) was a poet who wrote the ballad The Man from God Knows Where.

Florence Mary Wilson
Born	Florence Mary Addy c. 1870 County Antrim, Ireland
Died	1946 County Down, Ireland
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Irish

Life

Born in Lisburn, County Antrim to Robert Addy a mill manager, she married solicitor Fred Wilson in 1898 and lived in Bangor, County Down with whom she had six children. Wilson was a regular contributor to the Irish Homestead, Northern Whig, and other papers. She was a friend of Alice Milligan and Alice Stopford Green. Wilson wrote the ballad, The Man from God Knows Where in 1918 about Thomas Russell. She wrote a volume of poetry The Coming of the Earls which was republished frequently and was popular in America.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

References

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4. "Linen Hall Library celebrates its 225th anniversary". The Irish Times.
5. Guy Beiner (1 February 2007). Remembering the Year of the French: Irish Folk History and Social Memory. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-0-299-21823-2.
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