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William Forbes Marshall (8 May 1888 – January 1959) was an Irish poet and
entitled ''Ulster Speech''. A prolific writer and poet, he also wrote ''Ulster Sails West'', a book on people from Ulster who settled in North America during the 18th century. The W.F. Marshall Summer School is an annual event held at
Ulster History Circle
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William Forbes Marshall (8 May 1888 – January 1959) was an Irish poet and Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
minister from Sixmilecross, County Tyrone
County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retai ...
, Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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Marshall's father was principal teacher at Sixmilecross National School, where he was first educated. He was further educated at Royal School Dungannon (for which Marshall wrote the school song) and then Queens College Galway. He served as a Presbyterian minister at Castlerock
Castlerock is a seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is five miles west of Coleraine, and part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is very popular with summer tourists, with numerous apartment blocks and two caravan ...
, County Londonderry for over thirty years. Known as "The Bard of Tyrone", Marshall composed poems such as '' Hi Uncle Sam'', '' Me an' me Da'' (subtitled ''Livin' in Drumlister''), Livin In Drumlister, The Blackstaff Press, 1983, Belfast. ''Sarah Ann'' and ''Our Son''.
Marshall was a leading authority on Mid Ulster English (the predominant dialect of Ulster), and broadcast a series on the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...Magee College
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in Londonderry in honour of Marshall.
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* http://www.ulsterancestry.com/newsletter-content.php?id=377Ulster History Circle
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