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William Drennan (23 May 1754 – 5 February 1820) was an Irish physician and writer who moved the formation in Belfast and Dublin of the Society of United Irishmen. He was the author of the Society's original " test " which, in the cause of representative government, committed "Irishmen of every religious persuasion" to a ...
19. Feb. 2013 · Wer sich mit den historischen Hintergründen dieses erbitterten Machtkampfs zwischen der protestantischen und der katholischen Bevölkerung Irlands befassen möchte, der kann zu dem Buch von Jörg Lahme über William Drennan greifen. Der Arzt, Poet und Politiker war Mitbegründer der „United Irishmen“, einer Vereinigung, die zu ...
Drennan, William (1754–1820), physician, patriot, and minor poet, was born 23 May 1754 at his father's manse in Rosemary St., Belfast, third surviving child and only son of the Rev. Thomas Drennan and his wife Anne (née Lennox).
The original Test taken by members of the Society of United Irishmen was written by the Belfast physician William Drennan. Approved at the first meeting of the Dublin society in November 1791, it read:
Drennan, William, M.D., a United Irishman, poet and writer, was born in Belfast, 23rd May 1754. His father, Rev. Thomas Drennan, was a Presbyterian minister. William Drennan took his degree of M.D. at Edinburgh in 1778, and practised two or three years in Belfast, then for seven years at Newry, and ultimately removed to Dublin in 1789.
3. Feb. 2020 · William Drennan: died 200 years ago on February 5th. Brian Maye. Mon Feb 3 2020 - 18:15. The phrase "the Emerald Isle" to describe Ireland is well known but what may not be as well known is...
Born 1754 — Died 1820. Dr. Drennan, poet and political writer, was born in Belfast in 1754. His father, who was a Presbyterian clergyman, sent William to study medicine in the University of Edinburgh, where he took his degree of M.D. in 1778, practised for some years in Belfast and Newry, and removed to Dublin in 1789.
