School: Garrán, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 11274)

Location:
Garranes South, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Drisceoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 270

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  1. There was a man living in Coolboy long ago. His name was Florence O Mahony and he was known locally as "Florrie the Poet" because he was so good at making poems and rhymes. The poems he usually made were about football matches and bowling matches but he could make a song about any event at all. One song was.
    This was a challenge between Leap and Skibbereen
    Our sturdy Caheragh boys witnessed the scene
    When the foul was committed by a young man from Leap
    Who ne'er seemed to dream the wrong crowd he had met
    The blood of our heroes immediately rose
    (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
    Mary Mac Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyourane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Dennis Mac Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Ballyourane, Co. Cork