Background
He was born one of 10 children, on 5 July 1923.
He was born one of 10 children, on 5 July 1923.
He penned some of Ireland"s favourite ballads including "Shanagolden" and "In Shame". A festival in honour of McCarthy, is held every August in his home village of Finuge, County Kerry. "Poet, author, folklorist and traditional music aficionado" Mattie Lennon has written a play about the life and works of Sean McCarthy entitled "And All his Songs Were Sad".
lieutenant was produced by the Pantagleize Theatre Company in Fort Worth, Texas October 2010.
