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William B. McBurney

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William B. McBurney
Died1892
Other namesCaroll Malone
Occupationpoet
Years active1845-1892
EmployerBoston Pilot

William B. McBurney (died 1892) was an Irish poet who used the pseudonym Carroll Malone. He was the author of The Croppy Boy,[1] a poem commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and “The Good Ship Castle Down” . He immigrated to the United States, where he continued to write poetry in Boston, Massachusetts. He died in 1892.[2]

References

  1. ^ Malone, Carroll (4 January 1845). "The Croppy Boy". The Nation (Irish newspaper). {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, T.F. (1944). The Young Irelanders. Tralee: Kerryman. OCLC 9801000. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |laydate=, |laysummary=, |trans_chapter=, |chapterurl=, and |lastauthoramp= (help)