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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 420

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    Lonely Moore", and "My Brother and I". None of these poems are known now because it is so long ago since he made them. Jim McMahon made all his poems in English. This man was not a farmer nor a trades man, he earned his living by writing his poems and reciting them.
    The people of his district always welcomed him for he could tell stories and make a poem about anything they asked him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Corbett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Concra, Co. Monaghan