Shanly was born in Dublin, on March 9, 1811. Died in Arlington, Florida Aug. 15, 1875. Educated at Trinity College then went on to Canada to become the Assistant Secretary of the Dept. of Public Works then on to New York where he wrote regularly for the newspapers & magazines. During the 1860's he wrote children's stories & did a translation of Dr. Couret's "Wonders of the Desert".

Sean Tyrrell has quite the knack for finding amazing poetry & then marrying them remarkably well to his own tunes.

Barry