Dick Farrelly

Dick Farrelly born Richard Farrelly was an Irish songwriter, policeman and poet, composer of The Isle of Innisfree, the song for which he is best remembered. His parents were publicans and when Dick was twentythree he left Kells, County Meath for Dublin to join the Irish Police Force. He served in various Garda stations throughout his thirtyeightyear career, ending up in the Carriage Office in Dublin Castle. At heart Dick was very much a songwriter and poet. He was a private, modest and shy man who wrote over two hundred songs and poems during his lifetime. He married Anne Lowry from Headford, Co.Galway in 1955 and the couple had five children. His two sons Dick and Gerard are professional musicians.

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