Johnny Tom Gleeson
Johnny Tom Gleeson (1853–1924) was an
Irish poet and songwriter. He wrote the ballad "The Bould
Thady Quill" (c.1895), a spoof on a non-athlete, and two other noted poems: "The Battle Ship Sinn Féin" (c.1905), his only patriotic piece, and "The Wild Bar-A-Boo" (c.1910), spoofing the noted Muskerry fox chase that originated in
Ballincollig and passed through his townland near
Rylane,
County Cork. He wrote many more poems of little consequence, mostly spoofing his neighbors and acquaintances.
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