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1. Local Poets (continued)

   

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   When the mighty great voice of O'Connell,
   Pealed forth its sound logic and light And the demon of drunkeness expelled
   By the great Father Matthews exploit.
   Right well I remember the day
   I first bashfully stood by his knee.
   And a courteous sweet "Ceac Mile Faibre"
   He playfully lavished on me.
   Of the twenty six letters, their use and
   Character he amply detailed
   With the hint, that by their application,
   The Summits of Fortune were gained.
   Strong were his tactics and might as
   The armour of light he conveyed
   And matchless without an exception
   Were the numerous scholars he made.
   But alas! there are few of their numbers
   To garnish their homesteads today
   Some sleep far away over the ocean
   And more sleep at home in their clay.
   A man named Kelly from Strokestown fell out with the parish priest of Strokestown at

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Girlie Walshe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Culleenaghamore, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Mrs Tom Geelan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrigeen, Co. Roscommon