Edmund Downey (nom de plume F. M. Allen) (24 July 1856, in Waterford – 11 February 1937, in Waterford) was an Irish novelist, newspaper editor,[1] and publisher.
[7] Ward & Downey published many books of outstanding literary value by Irish authors, including John Augustus O'Shea, Richard Dowling (Downey's cousin), Richard Ashe King, Standish O'Grady, Hester Sigerson ("A Ruined Race"),[8] and Joseph Fogerty, as well as the English-born Tighe Hopkins, whose parents were born in Ireland.
[2] Several of his novels belong to the genre of fantasy or science fiction.
[4] In 1906 Downey returned to his native city to become the proprietor and editor of the Waterford News.
[3] His first wife was Frances Margaret Downey née Allen, who died in 1918; they had 7 children.