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Early Life Liam MacGabhann (born William Cyprian Smith) (1908–1979) was an Irish journalist born Reenglas House on Valentia Island, Co Kerry in 1908. He married Phenie (Tryphena) Franklin (b. 1917 Middlesbrough, England) and had three children Jack, Richard and Dorothy. Having started his career as a national school teacher on Valentia, he attended an interview for a post as film critic for the Irish Press. He was honest about his lack of knowledge, explaining that he had only heard of Greta Garbo and had been to a Mickey Mouse film, he was given the job anyway. Liam MacGabhann worked for the Irish Press, was Irish editor The People Newspaper (1956), News Editor of the Irish Times, worked for This Week magazine and was one of the founding editors of the Sunday World. He died after a series of strokes in 1979 in Dublin. Headings to be expanded: * Travelled to America with Eamon DeValera on a Fianna Fáil fundraising tour. * Travelled to several times to Hollywood - Hollywood Reporter * An Phoblacht * Asgard Sail training ship found by LMacG on banks of River Truro and after lobbying for it to be bought back by the nation it was sailed back to Howth on 29 July 1961. It was laid up in the coal harbour for funding reasons until 1969 when keen Yachtsman and future Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Charles J. Haughey along with others had her established as Ireland's Sail Training ship. * Topical Talks on RTÉ radio. * Documentary on Valentia * Interviews John Wayne in Cong at filming of The Quiet Man * Interviews Tyrone Power / Maureen O'Sullivan in the Irish Press. * Rags Robes and Rebels - book of poems * Visits USSR with Anthony Cronin and James Plunkett James Connolly - Poem by Liam MacGabhann The poem was written by Liam MacGabhann. He wrote in "Rags, Robes and Rebels" that it was based on reading comments made by the son of a Welsh miner who was part of Connolly's firing squad who later asked Connolly's relatives to forgive him. VALENTIA I can hear the wild music of river and fall. But the breezes are bearing a soft, gentle call. It's calling me home, 'tis sweet singing stream. That flows thro’ the woodland of lovely Glanleam. Ah, my heart is nigh breaking with longing and pain. Dear home! Will you comfort your exile again? In dawning's clear brightness, in evening's soft gloam. There's no place on earth like my own Island home. Liam MacGabhann 1932 Blind Man at Croke Park Listen, asthore, for these eyes are sealed, Listen once more, when Kerrymen take the field, Tell an old man who saw them in days of old, Do they walk proudly in their green and gold? Listen, asthore, when Kerry take the field, Tell me when they attack and when they yield; Say if they fail; asthore, I'm blind and old, Tell me they'll not dishonour the green and gold.' == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liam MacGabhann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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