Background
Riley, James was born on August 15, 1848 in in County Longford, Ireland. Son of James and Margaret Riley.
Riley, James was born on August 15, 1848 in in County Longford, Ireland. Son of James and Margaret Riley.
Education common schools, Middleboro, Massachusetts, 1855-1864.
Author: Poems, 1886; Songs of Two Peoples (Irish and New England dialect), 1898. (Christy of Rathglin, 1906. Bound Out (serial), 1910.
Contributor to Independent, Youth’s Companion, Christian Endeavor World, et cetera
Home: 4 Dickinson Saint, Boston, Massachusetts.
Married Sarah Jane Weeks, May 27, 1877 (died March 5, 1878).