School: Taobh Breac (roll number 15227)

Location:
Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 150

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  1. There are not very many local pe [sic] poets. James Mac Laughlin Tievebrack and Mick Mac [?] Rory Ballybun are the poets known about this district.
    James Mac Laughlin is about fifty nine years of age. The townland that he lives in is between Castlefin and Castlederg about three miles from Castlederg, Castlefin. He lives along the road called “Mathew’s road.”
    Mick Mac Rory lives about a mile from Castlefin. He lives along the main leading from Castlefin to Castlederg. It is called the “Ballybun road.” He is about thirty five years of age.
    The poems that James Mac Laughlin wrote are-:
    “The Romance of Con Tinney,”
    “Springtime,”
    “The Wild Raparee,”
    “The Grey Stone,”
    “Daniel Mac Donald and the Fairies,”
    “The Rectors Ride,”
    "What will the Next Move Be,”
    “Ballylamhlaidirabu,”
    “Take off your hat to the Doctor,”
    “The Republican Butterfly,”
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerald Carlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dungorman, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Thomas Carlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dungorman, Co. Donegal