Surname: Ferguson Forename(s): Samuel b. 10 March 1810. d. 9 August 1886. Nationality: Irish. VIAF.
Poet, antiquarian, and archivist. Pseudonym: “S. F.” Born at Belfast. Ulster Protestant.
Important writer on Irish legend and history, and a forerunner of the Irish literary
revival. Publications include Lays of the Ancient Gael and Other Poems (1865), Poems (1880). Biographical information: ODNB. (SP, AC)