Mahony, Francis, an Irish priest, born in Cork, who took to journalism, and is known by his nom de plume of Father Prout; contributed to Fraser's Magazine, and was foreign correspondent to the Daily News and the Globe; was famous for his elegant translations (1804‒1866).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Mahon, Lord, Earl Stanhope * Mahoun