Hester Varian Explained

Hester Varian
Birth Date:	1828
Death Date:	15 April 1898
Death Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Other Names:	Hester Varian Sigerson; Hester Sigerson

Hester Varian (1828 – 15 April 1898) was an Irish poet and novelist.

Biography

Hester Varian was born in Cork in 1828. Her father was Amos Varian. In 1865 she married George Sigerson. They had four children. Hester, Dora, William and George. Both sons died young.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Varian came from a republican and nationalist family. She wrote for Harp, Cork Examiner, Irish Fireside, Young Ireland, and others. Her only novel, published in 1889, was A Ruined Race.^{[4] [5] [6]} Varian died in Dublin and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turtle Bunbury - Award-winning travel writer, historian and author based in Ireland . turtlebunbury.com.
2. Web site: Hester Varian . ricorso.net.
3. Shorter [née Sigerson], Dora Mary (1866–1918), poet and journalist ]. 2004 . en . 10.1093/ref:odnb/51239.
4. Book: The Irish Monthly . 1893 . McGlashan & Gill . en.
5. Book: Cox . C. . Luddy . M. . Cultures of Care in Irish Medical History, 1750-1970 . 24 November 2010 . Springer . 978-0-230-30462-8 . en.
6. Book: Review . 1992 . The Centre . 978-0-9519466-0-2 . en.