William McGonagall
William Topaz McGonagall | |
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| Born | 1825 or 1830 Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Dee'd | 29 September 1902 Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Thrift | Weaver, actor, poet, an performance artist |
| Kent for | Poetry |
William Topaz McGonagall (1825−1902) wis a poet frae Dundee. He is aften thocht on as the warst poet in the Inglis leid. His baist-kent poem wis aboot the Tay Brig disaster:
- Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay!
- Alas! I am very sorry to say
- That ninety lives have been taken away
- On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
- Which will be remember'd for a very long time.
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