School: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (roll number n/a)
- Location:
- Coshmore and Coshbride, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: James Cashman
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 147
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“The most famous of all the poets in the district was a man named Pádruig de Faoithe (Patrick White).”
(continued from previous page)leabthar annAr eagla go nglaicfidís an t-Ingin mél " (Indian meal)
The poem consists of 6 verses each of eight lines. The last is really a prayer asking that God might spare the potato crop. The full poem will be forwarded to your society in due course.
Tallow Co. Waterford
“Lonag ago two bad men lived in Curraghreigh, Tallow.”
Long ago two bad men lived in Carraghreigh, Tallow. They did a lot of damage every night. One night they went to the wood to cut a hazel tree. When they lifted the tree up to the fence to bring it home, a dead man appeared and sat on the tree so they had to cut half of it and the ghost walked up the wood with it.(continues on next page) - Collector
- James Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Tallow, Co. Waterford