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School: Clochar na Trocaire, Cinn Mhara

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Kinvarra, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúr M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0303

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    There were many poets in nearly every district in Ireland. One of which was Raftery. Hecomposed a lot of songs and poems, and was very good at composing. He composed anac Cuan, Raftery and Cill Aodain. He was a very famous poet. His people lived in Mayo and that is why he composed the song. Cill Aodain is the name of it.
    He wrote a song about the disaster at Anaghdown. Some villages were going to a fair in Galway. It was nine miles from Mayo to Galway. The villages went by boat and the boat in which they were
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Crissey Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick O' Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway