Rev. William H. Sheran was born in rural Waseca County MN to Bridget (Mullaney)and Peter Sheran, both of whom were born in Ireland. He studied for the priesthood for the Winona MN diocese at St. Paul Seminary and at Catholic University in Washington DC. He was ordained by Cardinal Gibbons in the new Cathedral on Dec 17, 1894. He went on to be a student at the Univ. of Chicago and Oxford, England. He served as a parish priest in St. Paul, MN and also taught Literature at the seminary and College of St. Thomas. He wrote a widely used textbook of English literature. He took leave of his teaching to care for his widowed and dying sister Nellie Adams in New Richland. After her death in 1912, he returned to his own duties and pursued writing, having a difficult time supporting himself while doing so. He wrote an ambitious 3 volume epic poem called The Columbiad published by Oxford Press.He translated it into many languages finding the Celtic translation the most difficult.His textbook is still available on Amazon.com.
Rev. William H. Sheran was born in rural Waseca County MN to Bridget (Mullaney)and Peter Sheran, both of whom were born in Ireland. He studied for the priesthood for the Winona MN diocese at St. Paul Seminary and at Catholic University in Washington DC. He was ordained by Cardinal Gibbons in the new Cathedral on Dec 17, 1894. He went on to be a student at the Univ. of Chicago and Oxford, England. He served as a parish priest in St. Paul, MN and also taught Literature at the seminary and College of St. Thomas. He wrote a widely used textbook of English literature. He took leave of his teaching to care for his widowed and dying sister Nellie Adams in New Richland. After her death in 1912, he returned to his own duties and pursued writing, having a difficult time supporting himself while doing so. He wrote an ambitious 3 volume epic poem called The Columbiad published by Oxford Press.He translated it into many languages finding the Celtic translation the most difficult.His textbook is still available on Amazon.com.
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