Who is Francis Mahony
Francis Sylvester Mahony (31 December 1804 – 18 May 1866), also known by the pen name Father Prout, was an Irish humorist and journalist.Life
He was born in Cork, Ireland, to Martin Mahony and Mary Reynolds. He was educated at the Jesuit Clongowes Wood College, Kildare, and later in the College of Saint-Acheul, a similar school in Amiens, France and then at Rue de Sèvres, Paris, and later in Rome. He began teaching at the Jesuit school of Clongowes as master of rhetoric, but was soon after expelled. He then went to London, and became a leading contributor to Fraser's Magazine, under the signature of "Father Prout" (the original Father Prout, whom Mahony knew in his youth, born in 1757, was parish priest of Watergrasshill, County Cork). Mahony at one point was d...
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Francis Mahony Poems
- The Bells Of Shandon
With deep affection,
And recollection,
I often think of
Those Shandon bells,...
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Crawfordartgall: work of the week! located in our sculpture galleries, this marble bust (made by cork-born richard barter in 1890) is an affectionate portrait of the celebrated irish cleric, journalist, poet, and humourist, francis sylvester mahony, better known by the pen name ‘father prout’.Nisaccom: crushed. the funniest rhyme in the john wain oxford anthology of english poetry—from the final verse of francis mahony's the shandon bells—turns out to be a misprint.
Newyorkmaxpreps: girls basketball rebounding leaders: kylie o'brien, jamestown (22.4 rpg); alawnah dunda, hartford central (15.7 rpg); casey mahony, lancaster (14.7 rpg); asha pensa-johnson, hampton bays (14.0 rpg); madison francis, lancaster (13.7 rpg).
Keenanpeachy: can't defrock uncle ted mccarrick or cardinal (!) roger mahony after 40 years and hundreds of raped young boys, but no problem defrocking a conservative priest. "pope" francis keeps showing us what he is, maybe we should start believing him
Tml1000: aa continued: francis is far from a one woman show, as fellow 2022 1st teamer rachel kamrowski returns, along with starters brooke bauer and casey mahony. the legends will be tested by a very strong non-league slate including dates with bk, albany, fairport and o'hara.
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