School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)
- Location:
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Berchmans
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- This district had a few Poets of any great fame. The only local man was called John C. Deady. He lived in this town about 70 years ago. He composed a number of poems about the district.
Amongst the best of his Ballads was The Praises of Kanturk. This was sung by Singers at all the Fames and meetings about the country. It began as follows:-
Men of Duhallow from Greenane to Mallow:-
In whose bosoms hallow(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Linehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr D. Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kanturk, Co. Cork