his poems with both Irish and English translations. He received a knighthood in 1878. Ferguson's major work, the long poem Congal was published in 1872 and a third volume, Poems in 1880. In 1882, he was elected president of the Royal Irish Academy, an organisation dedicated to the advancement of science, literature and antiquarian studies. His house in North Great George's Street, Dublin, was open to everyone interested in art, literature or music. Ferguson gave the Rhind Lectures in 1884, on 'Ogham inscriptions in Ireland and Scotland'. He died in Howth, just outside Dublin city, and was buried in Donegore near Templepatrick, County Antrim. Works References Biography External links 1810 births 1886 deaths Irish poets Irish folklorists 19th-century Irish people People educated at the Belfast Royal Academy Irish archivists Irish Presbyterians British antiquarians Irish antiquarians Writers from Belfast Ulster Scots people Lawyers from Dublin (city) 19th-century poets Presidents of the Royal Irish Academy