John Ball

Rev. John Ball (?1746-1812) was an Irish poet and cleric.

Life
Ball was the son of Rev. Thomas Ball; his brother, Thomas Ball, was also a poet. John Ball was the chaplain to the Countess Dowager of Barrymore and later succeeded his father as master of St. Michael Le Pole School, Dublin. He describes Philip Doyne as a friend, and makes a number of references to Thomas Warton.

Publications
Tears of the British Muse. 1769.

Odes, elegies, ballads, etc. 1775.