School: Cluain Fhada (roll number 15091)
- Location:
- Cloonfad More, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Thighearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0249, Page 143
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- (continued from previous page)With the small ones on the bottom and the big ones on the top.
Now Bridget, being my guardian and busy on that day.
She said that once she'd trust me and told me peg away.
I promised, ere, I started that no company I'd join.
To be in Carrick, or foolish with the coin"
James Owens, Cloonfadmore, Carrick-on-Shannon Co. Roscommon was born around 1819, and died 1909. He died in Dublin and was buried there. he also had the gift of poetry from his ancestors. He composed many poems. One was a farewell to his own townland.
"Farewell Cloonfad my birthplace for I must bid adieu.
To all my friends and neighbours and kind old comrades too
My turn now had come at last like some good men before.
To-morrow at the dawn of day, I leave you Cloonfadmore."
James Mc Keon, Cloonfadmore, Carrick-on-Shannon Co Roscommon, who lived on the border of Ballagh lake. He was born around eighteen hundred(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Brigid Fitzmaurice
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonfad More, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Peter Fitzmaurice
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonfad More, Co. Roscommon
