School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)

Location:
Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Donncha Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 274

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    around you for a radius of some miles. On the outside of it there is a deep drain about six feet high, and the rampart is about six feet high from the level of the ground; that is from the top of the rampart to the bed of the drain is twelve feet.
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  2. There were few poets in this district. There were two in Deegarty Mr O'Shaughnessy was one and his son was another.
    The son was a farmer and he died at the age of 76 years. He was born in Deegarty and he was also buried there.
    There was also another man in the district, Mr. Moran was his name, he was a father to the ex-school teacher who is still alive.
    Aubrey de Vere who was born in Curragh Chase, Adare
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Cullinan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Informant
    Mr T. Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick