School: Scoil an Chlochair, Bunclody
- Location:
- Bunclody, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0892, Page 080
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- 80Local PoetsThis district has never been famous for its poets if we exclude what may be called "rhymsters" or to give the old name makers of come-all-ye's but there has been a few although now mostly forgotten. Of those I have only knowledge of two of whom I may be able to give a short account
The first of those, Pat Nowlan a grand-uncle of the writer was born at Clonegal about the year "44 and chose the profession of a school teacher; later he became a journalist and having joined the Fenian Organisation became engaged on the staff of "The Nation"
in which all his poetry appeared mostly under a non -de- plume. I myself know little of the verses but years ago they were much sung locally, a specimen verse which I have heard may be interesting this year of our "98 Celebrations, although unfortunately did not hear the complete song.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Abbeydown, Co. Wexford
