William Kenealy
Life 1828-1876; b. Cloyne, Co. Cork, 1 July 1828; contrib. to Nation as William of Munster [pseud.], 1850s; The Moon Behind the Hill, 20 Dec. 1856, later famous as a Christy Minstrel ballad; same pseud. in Duffys Fireside Magazine, 1851-52; author of anon. introduction to Hayess Ballads of Ireland (1855); ed. The Lamp, in Leeds; then Tipperary Leader, and lastly Kilkenny Journal; Mayor of Kilkenny; d. 3 Sept 1876.
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