Delaney left school at 16, and was the catalyst for the homework-burning heroine of The Smiths’ “Sheila Take a Bow” (which altered the Irish spelling of her name). 



Inspiring one of the The Smith’s best songs and 50% of all of Morrissey’s writing is something we can only dream of.  Shelagh, take a bow. 

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    THE coolest thing I’ve heard
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