School: Lough Gur, Kilmallock (roll number 7117)
- Location:
- Loughgur, Co. Limerick
- Teachers: T. Collins P. Ó Seaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0516, Page 083
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- James Butler who lived at the cross of Lough Gur was a famous poet. He was evicted out of the O'Grady estate. He composed mainy airy songs he composed one called the "Tincan of Snuff".
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The Tincan of Snuff.
Ye lovers give aer,
Ye don't care,
If my heart it was broke,
I know ye don't care,
I'm bound neck and heels like dead eels
And kept down by logs joke,
And he says when it cools
Ye made fools with a bottle of smoke.
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I know as much more than a score,
As such lovers as ye
(I know as much more than a score)
I known from love chains and as pains you'll never get free,
I'm withered and worn and torn take heed,
That I smoked and I choked from pure love indeed,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Russell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Loughgur, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Pat Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughgur, Co. Limerick
