Cecil Frances Alexander's work includes All Things Bright and Beautiful and Once in Royal David's City. She was born in Dublin and moved to Milltown House, in Strabane, in 1833.

The 22-acre site on the Liskey Road, which includes Milltown House, is owned by the Education Authority (EA).

It is for sale and Strabane Rugby Club views it as a possible home.

Milltown House and the land has been for sale for years but Derry and Strabane District Council has said it will write to the EA "to express concern" over plans to put it on the open market.

The authority confirmed to BBC News NI that the council had been in contact regarding the sale, adding that "any decisions on the future use of the site would be a matter for the successful buyer".

A spokesperson for the council told BBC News NI that a proposal to write to the EA was unanimously agreed at a council meeting.

The intention of the letter is to "express concern over their plans to put the Liskey Road site on the open market and seek an urgent meeting on this issue".

"Members also agreed for council officers to work with organisations and other partners to try to keep this site for the benefit of the local community in Strabane," the spokesperson added.

'Nowhere to call home'
Robert Dillon, who is the former president of Strabane Rugby Club, told BBC Radio Foyle the club was in desperate need of a new ground and Milltown House would be a perfect location.

The club plays in Bradley Way, but he said it had been told that in two year's time it would have "nowhere to call home" as that site was being sold.

He said the club had previously expressed interest in the Milltown House site with other community groups and is asking to be given "a fair chance" to buy the land.

Mr Dillon said the club would only need a small portion of the 22-acre site for pitches and club house to ensure the future of the club and hopes the rest of the site could also benefit the wider community.

He said the club had already raised money through various fundraisers, but he fears it may lose out by not being able to compete financially with potential developers interested in the land.