School: Baile Mór Síl Anmchadha (Laurencetown)

Location:
Laurencetown, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cogaidhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0055, Page 0186

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  1. Poets
    There was only one poet heard of in this locality called Johnny Fell. He wrote a poem on a police man who summoned him at one time. The police man's name was Tom Dunleavy,
    This is the first verse:-
    "I am the proudest bobby in Laurencetown,
    The people all hate me,
    The blackguards cry as I pass by,
    There goes Tom Dunleavy".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English