Poems by William Allingham (1824 - 1889)
William Allingham was born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland. He worked as a customs officer and a journalist. He is perhaps most famous for his poem "The Fairies", especially the lines:
"Up the airy mountain,
Down the rushy glen,
We daren't go a-hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk, good folk,
Trooping all together;
Green jacket, red cap,
And white owl's feather!"