▁of ▁Dr um g ath ▁in ▁Ireland ; ▁but ▁in ▁bi ographical ▁not ices ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ob itu ary ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁Gent le man ' s ▁Magazine ▁for ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁he ▁is ▁described ▁simply ▁as ▁vic ar ▁of ▁R ath fr il and ▁and ▁chap lain ▁to ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Char lev ille . ▁ ▁Works ▁Bo yd ▁published ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁D ante ' s ▁' In fer no ' ▁in ▁English ▁verse , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind , ▁with ▁a ▁spec imen ▁of ▁the ▁' Or lando ▁Fur ioso ' ▁of ▁Ari osto , ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁printed ▁by ▁subscription , ▁and ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Br istol , ▁bishop ▁of ▁Der ry . ▁The ▁dedic ation ▁is ▁dated ▁from ▁K ille igh , ▁near ▁T ull am ore , ▁of ▁which ▁place ▁pres umably ▁Bo yd ▁was ▁inc umb ent . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁he ▁published ▁' Po ems ▁chief ly ▁D ram atic ▁and ▁Ly ric ,' ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁Bo yd ▁issued ▁three ▁volumes ▁of ▁an ▁English ▁verse ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁' Div ina ▁Comm edia ' ▁of ▁D ante , ▁with ▁pre lim inary ▁ess ays , ▁notes , ▁and ▁illustr ations , ▁which ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Vis count ▁Char lev ille , ▁whose ▁chap lain ▁the ▁author ▁is ▁described ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁title - page . ▁In ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁Bo yd ▁states