Reverend William Hickey, also known as Martin Doyle (1787 – 24 October 1875) was an Irish writer and philanthropist.
In all his writings he took the broadest philanthropic views, studiously avoiding religious and political controversy.
He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Dublin Society, in recognition of his services to Ireland, and enjoyed a pension from the Literary Fund.
He was a man of an eminently charitable and feeling nature, and died comparatively poor, 24th October 1875, aged 87.
"Hickey, under the pseudonym Martin Doyle, served as an editor for The Irish Farmer's and Gardener's Magazine.