William Forbes Marshall

William Forbes Marshall (8 May 1888 – January 1959) was an Irish poet and Presbyterian minister from Sixmilecross, County Tyrone, Ireland.

Robert Lyons Marshall, professor, poet and dialect writer.

Marshall's father was principal teacher at Sixmilecross National School, where he was first educated.

He served as a Presbyterian minister at Castlerock, County Londonderry for over thirty years.

Known as "The Bard of Tyrone", Marshall composed poems such as Hi Uncle Sam, Me an' me Da (subtitled Livin' in Drumlister),[1] Sarah Ann and Our Son.