Seamus Robinson was an Irish composer born in the Carrick Hill area of Belfast

Belfast

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, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. Working in the English or Irish language

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

, he composed many patriotic ballads and folk-songs.

"Take Me Home To Mayo" aka "The Ballad of Michael Gaughan" is perhaps the most famous and most travelled of his songs. It is sung all over the world and has become an Irish republican standard.

Robinson wrote the children's anthem, "Mickey Marley

Mickey Marley

Mickey Marley was a street entertainer from Belfast, Northern Ireland.Born in the Markets area of Belfast, but spending most of his life on the Grosvenor Road in the Falls area of West Belfast, Marley was a common sight in Belfast City Centre for over forty years.Drawn by his horse Joey, Marley...

's Roundabout", to immortalise the legendary Belfast hobby-horse man who gave so much joy to generations of Belfastians.

Robinson died in 2009 following a short battle with lung cancer.