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School: Lanesboro

Location:
Béal Átha Liag, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 316

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    “Olive Goldsmith was a famous poet, historian, and novelist.”

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    and in one of his favourite poems named "Sweet Auburn, the deserted village" His intended study was medicine but by chance he came to be a man of letters He did not unite solely for the love of waiting but his pen was his only means of livelihood A girl named Miss Anne Carson from Curraghroe went to America and every year she wrote poems for the Almanac about Lanesboro and the Shannon
    Collected by
    Joan Kelly
    Bornacor
    Lanesboro
    Co Longford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barr na Cora, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Miss Mary Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    35
    Address
    Barr na Cora, Co. an Longfoirt