Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Sheehy-Skeffington

Irish suffragist, pacifist and writer

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1878

Place of Birth: Bailieborough, Ireland

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1916

Profession: writer, Esperantist, suffragist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Francis Joseph Christopher Sheehy-Skeffington, born Francis Skeffington (23 December 1878 – 26 April 1916), was a well-known Irish writer and radical activist, known publicly by the nickname "Skeffy".
He was also the real-life model for a character in James Joyce's novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
He was a friend and schoolmate of Joyce, Oliver St.
John Gogarty, Tom Kettle, and Frank O'Brien (the father of Conor Cruise O'Brien).
He married Hanna Sheehy in 1903, whose own surname he adopted as part of his name, resulting in the name "Sheehy Skeffington".
They always showed their joined names unhyphenated.