Martin Haverty

Martin Haverty
Born(1809-12-01)1 December 1809
County Mayo, Ireland
Died18 January 1887(1887-01-18) (aged 77)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupationsjournalist and historian

Martin Haverty (1 December 1809–18 January 1887) was an Irish journalist and historian.

Life

Born in County Mayo on 1 December 1809. Joseph Patrick Haverty was his older brother or half-brother. Nothing further is known about his early life. Planning on joining the priesthood, Haverty received most of his education at the Irish College, Paris. He then decided to pursue writing, and came to Dublin in 1836. In the following year, he joined the staff of the Freeman's Journal, with which he was connected until 1850 acting as the foreign correspondent. During this time he travelled through Spain, Italy, and Algiers, also writing for the London Morning Chronicle.

On his return to Dublin in 1952, Haverty was made sub-librarian at the King's Inns, where he remained for nearly a quarter of a century until 1877, devoting himself principally to the preparation of a general index to the books in the library. During this time, he also undertook historical research. He published the report on the British Association's 1857 excursion to the Aran Islands, led by William Wilde, in 1859. His History of Ireland, ancient and modern, for the use of schools and colleges appeared was a comprehensive history of island, aided by Wilde, R. R. Madden, John O'Donovan and Eugene O'Curry.

He died at his home, 40 Alphonsus Road, Drumcondra, on 18 January 1887 and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

Haverty was married twice. He had two daughters by his first wife, Gwendoline (died 1873) and Mary. He then married Kate Mary Rogers in 1860. They had two daughters, Selina and Eileen. He also owned part of the Royce estate, County Limerick, where he designed and built Kilbehy House.

Works

References

  1. 1 2 Archbold 1891.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hourican, Bridget (2009). "Haverty, Martin". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12635, retrieved 25 October 2026
  4. ↑ "Haverty v Curtis". vLex. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Martin Haverty (Kilbehy Muire)". 17 March 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kilbehy House, LIMERICK". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Limerick home of renowned 19th Century journalist a remarkable example of Irish architecture with a distinctive Spanish influence". Irish Independent. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Archbold, William Arthur Jobson (1891). "Haverty, Martin". In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.