Robert Lyons Marshall (11 March 1887 – 23 March 1971), known by the

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Tullyneil, was an Irish writer and clergyman. Marshall was from Sixmilecross in

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, where he was a

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minister, a writer and poet, and professor of English and history at

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Biography

Marshall was the elder brother of

William Forbes Marshall William Forbes Marshall (8 May 1888 – January 1959) was an Irish poet and Presbyterian minister from Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, Ireland. He was the younger brother of the Rev. Robert Lyons Marshall, professor, poet and dialect write ...

, the so-called 'Bard of Tyrone'. His short stories in ''At Home in Tyrone'' and some of his poems were written in the local

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. He was the Presbyterian minister of

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from 1914 to 1932, was professor of English at Magee College from 1932 to 1955, and professor of History at Magee College from 1932 to 1950.

List of works

* ''The Heart of Tyrone'' (short stories) The Quota Press, 1940 * ''At Home in Tyrone'' (short stories) The Quota Press, 1944 * ''Rhymes of Tyrone'' (poems) The Quota Press, 1945

References

External links

"Marshall, Robert Lyons", Dictionary of Irish BiographyThe Life and Work of Rev W F Marshall - Ullans Nummer 4 Spring 1996
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Robert Lyons 1887 births 1971 deaths Writers from County Tyrone