political cartoonist Fantasy artist
He contributed to the satirical magazine Pat (published from 1881-1883), the Weekly Freeman, the Irish Figaro, the Irish Emerald, the Weekly Nation, Punch and the New York Gaelic American, and was for a time chief cartoonist of the National Press. In 1905 he launched his own satirical magazine, The Lepracaun, which he edited and drew most of the cartoons and illustrations for until his health began to fail in 1911. James Joyce contributed short pieces and cartoon ideas.
He died in Dublin.
A collection of Fitzpatrick"s cartoons from The Lepracaun was published in book form in 1913. He was the grandfather of the Irish fantasy artist Jim Fitzpatrick.