School: Ballyhale (roll number 7914)

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Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 067

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 067

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    on the paper.
    Here in Kiltorcan we're run off our feet
    Polling and crowning and loading the beat.
    N.B. Since writing in the above I have heard that this rhyme appeared in one of out Kilkenny papers and therefore should not be given in a folk-lore collection.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. About fifty years ago there lived in the southern end of the parish of Ballyhale a man named Giles Anderson. he was a mason and was well known as a local poet as were many of his ancestors. Though many of the rhymes were rather silly and are now forgotten some of them have lived on. Here is one made by Giles when he was summoned by the police for not having his name on his cart & for
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Hennebry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Lena Hennebry
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny