School: Clochar na Trócaire, Roscomáin
- Location:
- Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Fionnbharra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 325
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- (continued from previous page)songs and sing them and he told them to have eleven songs composed at the end of the month when he would see them again.
At the end of the month they had twelve songs composed of which "The Groves of Kilteevan" and "The Dying Girl" are the most famous. These poets used to travel round singing and reciting Poetry. These songs are very often sung at sprees and weddings. Tommy Burke died in his but McCarthy lived to be a very old man.
It was my Father who told me this story and he said that through long study Tommy Burke got consumption and died. He is(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Harrison
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Kilteevan, Co. Roscommon
