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   Local Poets

   There was a man named James Mc Keown, who lived in Cloonfad in the county Roscommon. He was a very good composer of poetry.
   The name of one of the poems was, Watty Fitzmaurice and Arthur Mc Donagh.
   This poem is about a man named Watty Fitzmaurice who lived in Cloonfad, and the tinner Mc Donagh who came to Watty's house one day and Watty gave him a pot to mend.

   This is the poem.

   I

   Before I was a lad, in a place they call Cloonfad.
   Lived great Watty Fitzmaurice of might.
   He was never indread of living or dead.
   And always longed for a quarrel or fight.
   There was not a man from Cork to the Bann.
   Could bid bold Watt to stand.
   He could beat a half a score and that many more.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mamie Stritch

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballagh, Co. Roscommon