George H. Jessop

George H. Jessop was an Irish playwright, journalist and novelist. Born in Doory Hall, Ballymahon, County Longford, in 1852, he died in Hampstead, London, in 1915. Jessop lived and worked in the United States for many years.
His numerous works included the opera "Shamus O'Brien" (written with Charles Villiers Stanford) and the novel "Gerald Ffrench's Friends". He also contributed to the magazines "Puck" and "Judge".
He was the brother of the Irish writer Mary Kathleen Jessop.