School: Templeglantine (B.) (roll number 2359)

Location:
Templeglentan, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Maitiú Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0492, Page 091

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0492, Page 091

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  1. In a far off part of the parish of Tournafulla there lives a poet by the name of John Collins. This poet is known by the of "The Bard". He was born about the year eighteen hundred and sixty and he is still hale and hearty. Poets were not among his ancestors and the power of verse-making came suddenly. About forty five or fifty years ago there were races held in Mountcollins. These were the first races
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó Maoldomhnaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Templeglentan, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Moloney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Templeglentan, Co. Limerick