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 ...
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Ireland
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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 ...
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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
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entitled ''Ulster Speech''. A prolific writer and poet, he also wrote ''Ulster Sails West'', a book on people from Ulster who settled in
during the 18th century. The W.F. Marshall Summer School is an annual event held at
in Londonderry in honour of Marshall.