School: Streamstown (roll number 15291)
- Location:
- Streamstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Garland
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- (continued from previous page)have made him put things into a song and so he set to work and soon had a song written called "The awakening of the Spring". From that time forth he started composing again.
- There is scarcely a parish in the country which cannot boast of a poet or two whether they have won great fame or not.
There was a man named Harry Chapman living beside the church in Boher who used to make poems and verses.
This man was poor and he used to work for the entry through the country. He composed many poems which were set to music by the people of the district. The one which was considered the best was called "Harry Chapman's song". In this song he was attacking those who had done him wrong during his life and praising those who had shown kindness to him We are told(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patsy Stokes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Creeve, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- James Finnerty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Creeve, Co. Westmeath
