GRAVES

graves, alfred perceval (1846- ), irish writer, was born in dublin, the son of the bishop of limerick. he was educated at windermere college, and took high honours at dublin university. in 1869 he entered the civil service as clerk in the home office, where he remained until he became in 1874 an inspector of schools. he was a constant contributor of prose and verse to the _spectator_, _the athenaeum_, _john bull_, and _punch_, and took a leading part in the revival of irish letters. he was for several years president of the irish literary society, and is the author of the famous ballad of "father o'flynn" and many other songs and ballads. in collaboration with sir c. v. stanford he published _songs of old ireland_ (1882), _irish songs and ballads_ (1893), the airs of which are taken from the petrie mss.; the airs of his _irish folk-songs_ (1897) were arranged by charles wood, with whom he also collaborated in _songs of erin_ (1901). his brother, charles l. graves (b. 1856), educated at marlborough and at christ church, oxford, also became well known as a journalist, author of two volumes of parodies, _the hawarden horace_ (1894) and _more hawarden horace_ (1896), and of skits in prose and verse. an admirable musical critic, his _life and letters of sir george grove_ (1903) is a model biography.