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==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born near [[Templemore]], [[County Tipperary]] on 25 October 1867.<ref name=AINM>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ainm.ie/Bio.aspx?ID=104 |title=Ó Riain, Liam Pádraig (1867–1942) |publisher=The National Database of Irish Biographies |language=Irish |access-date=2023-10-05}}</ref> The early part of his career was spent in [[London]], where he worked as a journalist. Upon returning to Ireland he began his own newspapers, titled ''Peasant'' and ''Irish Nation''. He was condemned by [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Michael Logue]] for his [[socialist]] views and returned to London in 1910.<ref>[http://www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/r/Ryan_WP/life.htm W. P. Ryan], Ricorso.net. Retrieved 28 November 2020.</ref>
He was born near [[Templemore]], [[County Tipperary]] on 25 October 1867.<ref name=AINM>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ainm.ie/Bio.aspx?ID=104 |title=Ó Riain, Liam Pádraig (1867–1942) |publisher=The National Database of Irish Biographies |language=Irish |access-date=2023-10-05}}</ref> The early part of his career was spent in [[London]], where he worked as a journalist. Upon returning to Ireland he began his own newspapers, titled ''Peasant'' and ''Irish Nation''. He was condemned by [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Michael Logue]] for his [[socialist]] views and returned to London in 1910.<ref>[http://www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/r/Ryan_WP/life.htm W. P. Ryan], Ricorso.net. Retrieved 28 November 2020.</ref> He was a member of the [[Gaelic League]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maume |first1=Patrick |title=The Long Gestation Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918 |date=1999 |publisher=Gill & Macmillan |page=84}}</ref>


Ryan's son [[Desmond Ryan]] was the biographer of [[Patrick Pearse|PH Pearse]] and [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]] and the memorialist of the [[Easter Rising]], in which he fought.{{fact|date=October 2021}}
Ryan's son [[Desmond Ryan]] was the biographer of [[Patrick Pearse|PH Pearse]] and [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]] and the memorialist of the [[Easter Rising]], in which he fought.{{fact|date=October 2021}}
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==Writings==
==Writings==
* [https://archive.org/details/irishliteraryrev0000ryan/page/n5/mode/2up The Irish literary revival ; its history, pioneers and possibilities The Irish Literary Revival; Its History, Pioneers and Possibilities] (1894)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/irishliteraryrev0000ryan/page/n5/mode/2up The Irish Literary Revival; Its History, Pioneers and Possibilities]'' (1894)
* [https://archive.org/details/literarylondonit00ryaniala/page/n7/mode/2up Literary London: Its Lights and Comedies] (1898)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/literarylondonit00ryaniala/page/n7/mode/2up Literary London: Its Lights and Comedies]'' (1898)
* [https://archive.org/details/popesgreenisland00ryaniala/mode/2up The Pope's Green Island] (1912)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/ploughandcrossa00presgoog The Plough and the Cross: A Story of New Ireland]'' (1910)
* [https://archive.org/details/celtcosmos00ryan/mode/2up The Celt and the Cosmos] (1913)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/popesgreenisland00ryaniala/mode/2up The Pope's Green Island]'' (1912)
* [https://archive.org/details/irishlabormoveme00ryaniala/page/n3/mode/2up The Irish Labor Movement: From The 'Twenties to Our Own Day] (1920)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/celtcosmos00ryan/mode/2up The Celt and the Cosmos]'' (1913)
* ''Labour Revolt and Larkinism'' (1913)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/irishlabormoveme00ryaniala/page/n3/mode/2up The Irish Labor Movement: From The 'Twenties to Our Own Day]'' (1920)


==References==
==References==

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William Patrick Ryan
In The Sketch, 20 April 1898
Born(1867-10-25)25 October 1867
Died31 December 1942(1942-12-31) (aged 75)
London, England
Burial placeCamberwell Old Cemetery
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist

William Patrick Ryan (1867–1942), was an Irish author and journalist.

Biography

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He was born near Templemore, County Tipperary on 25 October 1867.[1] The early part of his career was spent in London, where he worked as a journalist. Upon returning to Ireland he began his own newspapers, titled Peasant and Irish Nation. He was condemned by Cardinal Michael Logue for his socialist views and returned to London in 1910.[2] He was a member of the Gaelic League.[3]

Ryan's son Desmond Ryan was the biographer of PH Pearse and Michael Collins and the memorialist of the Easter Rising, in which he fought.[citation needed]

Ryan died in London on 31 December 1942, and was buried at Camberwell Old Cemetery.[1][4]

Writings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ó Riain, Liam Pádraig (1867–1942)" (in Irish). The National Database of Irish Biographies. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ W. P. Ryan, Ricorso.net. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ Maume, Patrick (1999). The Long Gestation Irish Nationalist Life 1891-1918. Gill & Macmillan. p. 84.
  4. ^ "A Colleague's Funeral". Daily Herald. London. 6 January 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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