William B. McBurney

William B. McBurney (died 1892) was an Irish poet who used the pseudonym Carroll Malone. He was the author of The Croppy Boy,[1] a poem commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798, and “The Good Ship Castle Down” . He immigrated to the United States, where he continued to write poetry in Boston, Massachusetts. He died in 1892.[2]

William B. McBurney
Died	1892
Other names	Caroll Malone
Occupation	poet
Years active	1845-1892
Employer	Boston Pilot

References

1. Malone, Carroll (4 January 1845). "The Croppy Boy". The Nation (Irish newspaper).
2. O'Sullivan, T.F. (1944). The Young Irelanders. Tralee: Kerryman. OCLC 9801000.