F. R. Higgins - Oil on Canvas by Sean O'Sullivan
(courtesy of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin)

Frederick Robert Higgins (1896-1941) was a poet and a managing director of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and a contemporary of W.B. Yeats. His earliest known ancestor was Joseph Thomas Higgins of Higginsbrook.

Please use the links on the menu bar to explore the family history of F.R. Higgins:

  • individual biographical entries can be found under a person's name in the Surname Index;
  • the Charts menu item links to several genealogical charts for the Higgins of Higginsbrook, as well as for the family of his mother, Anne French;
  • the Sources menu item is a list of genealogical sources;
  • the Poems menu item is a link to his published works and some selected poems.