School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Berchmans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0354, Page 237

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  1. 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)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Linehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr D. Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork