a real hatred, England. I always felt there were two natures in him, the old blood of the Martyns and the blood of the Smiths. 11 December 1923 – Poor Edward. His body has been taken to Dublin to be dissected, by direction of his will. He directed the Dr. should visit it each day till removal to make sure he really was dead. But if he meant by giving it to the School of Medicine to perhaps save some other sufferer from what he has gone through (no doctor seeming to know what was wrong or able to help him) it was a fine thing to do. There is a nice notice of him in "The Times", better than he would have gained by following his family's wishes and settling down to marry and entertain the County. See also Oliver Óge Martyn Richard Óge Martyn References Bibliography External links 1859 births 1923 deaths 19th-century Irish people 20th-century Irish people Abbey Theatre Deaths from cancer in the Republic of Ireland Deaths from brain tumor Irish dramatists and playwrights Irish male dramatists and playwrights Irish republicans People from County Galway Early Sinn Féin politicians Leaders of Sinn Féin Irish patrons of music Irish patrons of literature People educated at Belvedere College