Author: Daly, T[homas]. A[ugustine]. (1871-1948). Popular Irish-American poet who was also a prolific contributor to newspapers and magazines.
Title: Sheet of Notepaper Inscribed and Signed by Irish-American Poet T.A. Daly.
Description: Circa [1930's]. [1930's]. - A 7-3/4 inch high by 5-1/4 inch wide sheet of cream-colored notepaper is inscribed and signed in green ink: "Cordially / T. A. Daly". The left bottom corner of the paper is creased; Folded once vertically for mailing with a tiny crease at the top of the fold. Very good.

Thomas Augustine Day [1871-1948] was an Irish-American poet commonly referred to as T. A. Daly. A very popular author, he mainly wrote poetry but also contributed many articles to newspapers and magazines. In addition, he made a good living as a lecturer and after-dinner speaker, often reciting his own poetry to receptive audiences. His style was usually humorous and he wrote in a curious mixture of mock Italian-American and Irish-American dialect. Very good .

Keywords: LITERATURE; IRISH-AMERICAN AUTHOR; POETRY; NEWSPAPEr ArTICLES; MAGAZINE ARTICLES; THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY; SHEET OF NOTEPAPER INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY T. A. DALY; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; HUMOR; MOCK IRISH -AMERICAN DIALECT. MOCK ITALIAN-AMERICAN DIALECT.

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