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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

Location:
Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 068

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    Amongst the many great Irishmen who have shed lustre on English LIterature the name of the Hon. Thomas Talbot is universally esteemed. He was born and educated in the Village of Owning. Like Goldsmith the Poet of the "Traveller" and the "Deserted Village" he died in exile 1901. Newfoundland is his last resting place.
    In poems such as "The Exile" "Young Ireland" and "Moore" considerable poetic talent is revealed. Though he was undoubtedly a man of "great literary culture and scholastic attainments his work
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Biddy Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmanahin, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Kilmanahin, Co. Kilkenny