School: Tiobraid Árann, Cl. na Trócaire (roll number 9432)
- Location:
- Tipperary, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Síle Ní Ghiollagáin
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“Charles Kickham was born in Mullinahone in the year 1828.”
Charles Kickham was born in Mullinahone in the year 1828. He was a novelist a poet and above all a patriot.
He was in jail for some time and while there he wrote "Sally Kavanagh" and "Rory of the Hills". His best book is "The Homes of Tipperary" written in the year 1879. It is said he was the only poet in his family. He died and was buried in Mullinahone.