14 Facts About Eleanor Hull

Eleanor Henrietta Hull known as Eibhlin Ni Choill was a writer, journalist and scholar of Old Irish.

Eleanor Hull's paternal grandfather, John Dawson Eleanor Hull, was a Protestant minister and a poet.

Eleanor Hull was likely educated at home before attending Alexandra College, Dublin from 1877 to 1882.

Eleanor Hull attended courses on electricity, power and light during the summer of 1879 at the Royal College of Science, Dublin.

Eleanor Hull died at her home, 3 Camp View, Wimbledon Common on 13 January 1935.

Eleanor Hull's funeral took place at the chapel of Wimbledon cemetery, Gap Road.

Eleanor Hull went on to study under Holger Pedersen, Kuno Meyer, and Robin Flower.

Eleanor Hull became a member of both the Gaelic League and Irish Literary Society, going on to be elected president of the Irish Literary Society on 29 March 1915.

Douglas Hyde was President, Frederick York Powell was Chairman, and Norma Borthwick and Eleanor Hull were the secretaries.

Eleanor Hull sat on the council of The Folklore Society, served as secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, and was a member of the Viking Club.

Eleanor Hull published books from 1898 to 1929, though her treatment of Irish sources was criticised by Seamus O Duilearga.

Eleanor Hull's work was published in a number of literary newspapers and journals, such as Celtic Review, Literary World, Folklore Journal, The Saga Book of the Viking Club and The New Ireland Review.

Eleanor Hull served as editor to the Lives of the Celtic Saints series, and regularly wrote reviews for The Times.

Eleanor Hull wrote the English versification for the Irish hymn "Rop tu mo baile" in 1912, known as the hymn Be Thou My Vision.