School: Brúgh Ríogh (C.) (roll number 10229)

Location:
Bruree, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Chonaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 169

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    including The Cork Free Press The Cork Examiner The Limerick Leader and a magazine “Ireland's Own”
    Some of their poems are out of print as they were not published in book form. The gift of poetry is dying out among the country people. One could travel a long distance now and not meet a poet.
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    Mick Curran a son of Dicfk Curran already mentioned composed the following poem...

    Mick Curran a son of Dick Curran already mentioned composed the following poem when the English and Irish officers had a racing contest.
    “Thank God"
    Will the Irish riders win tonight?
    Asked an old man by my side,
    As forth they came; and they jumped - and won!
    And the old man turned and cried.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs P. O' Regan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bruree, Co. Limerick