O'Murnaghan, Art, 1872-1954
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1872 - 1954
Biographical Note
Arthur Walter Murnaghan, polymath, artist, designer, and actor, was born in 1872 in Southampton, England, to Arthur and Rachel O'Murnaghan. He woreked as apprentice dispensing chemist, a librarian at Carnegie Public Library in Southampton, and a wallpaper designer in London. In 1898, he moved to Dublin, joined the Gaelic League, and changed his name to Art O'Murnaghan. He worked as an illustrator and set designer, as well as opening a pharmacy and playing live accompaniment for cinema. He died on 8 July 1954 in Dublin
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Print No. 93, "They Stilled the Sweetest Breath of Song", between 1908-1968
File — Box 4, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
AE (Russell, George William) (Poet).
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
between 1908-1968