School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 125
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- There is an old man working at my uncle's who was a great poet. His name is Joe Hellen. He is a native of Mount Gabriel, and is about 64 years. He made a large number of songs. He made one about Mount Gabriel, and about Adam and Eve, and about the Election between O'Leary and Gillhooly, and a good many others. They were all composed in English, but he had a good many Irish words between them such as "the Old Sean Bhean Bhocht" and others. He is a very clever man at making poetry, but he has no ear for singing.
- Collector
- Frances Roycroft
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Roycroft
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
