William Wall
William "Bill" Wall (born 1955) is an Irish novelist, poet and short story writer. He was born in Cork City in 1955, but grew up in the coastal village of Whitegate. He received his secondary education at the Christian Brothers School in Midleton. He progressed to University College Cork where he graduated in Philosophy and English. He taught as an English and drama teacher at Presentation Brothers College, Cork, where he inspired Cillian Murphy to enter acting.
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