School: Cill Fhínghín (roll number 16222)
- Location:
- Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Ceallaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033, Page 0312
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- A Poem Composed about Raftery's Death
What means this crowd of people?
What means this beat of drum?
Why go they to the church yard?
From wherefore have they come?
Why gather here the rich and poor?
From east, west, south, and north.
There is someone speaking to the throng,
And ringing cheers go forth.
I put these different questions
To an old and feeble man.
His hair is white as driven snow,
His face is thin and wan.
But though old age has done its work,
And still his merry eye lit up
And thus he made reply in kind and kindling smile.
Its now three score and five long years
Since I was but a boy
And Raftery dwelt amongst
When I was in my prime.
On a Sunday evening
The boys and girls would come,
And listen there with willing ear
To Raftery's latest poem,(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mary Corbett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killeeneen More, Co. Galway
