School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)

Location:
Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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    on his way to Adrigole. He was there three nights before he was found. He was burried in the graveyard in Glengarriff.
    He composed Irish and English songs. He compossed one song about himself. Other ones about the police because they summoned him when he was drunk. He was a great drunkard. He was a labourer. He spent some of his time labouring in Wales, and in other places. He made his songs when he was working. He did not write them down.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Shúilleabháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skehil, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Máire Bean Uí Néill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skehil, Co. Cork