School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)
- Location:
- Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269D, Page 05_039
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- (continued from previous page)is still to be seen outside the gate of the said cemetery. It was this man who composed the song known as "The Curse of Doneraile which is well known.
He composed other songs but they are forgotten in this locality now. The old people used to call this poet "Dr. Domnick" Kelly, but he was not a real doctor.
He used to travel all through the country, and visit the houses of well to do people. He used to except those people to entertain him while he remained with them.
If they did not please him he would make a song(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mulligan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowntarriff, Co. Roscommon
