School: Lough Gur, Kilmallock (roll number 7117)
- Location:
- Loughgur, Co. Limerick
- Teachers: T. Collins P. Ó Seaghdha
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- (continued from previous page)To number the Gaels dead.
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His story is strange and strange may be:
Which Gearroid has confessed to me,
Says he "I place in your hand my ring true,
Which I swear by the evil will undo.
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Come neighbours all both great and small,
Perform your duties here,
And loudly say "Live Gearróid tall;
Who never touched ale or beer. - Between the year nineteen hundred and nineteen hundred and one there lived a poet named Thomas Lench. His home was on top of Baileys hill which is situated near Lough Guir lake. This place is often called Knockroe. He was educated by a traveller who lived in a camp at the foot of the hill. He spent nearly all his time reading poetry and this reading had an influence upon him.
He composed a song name "The Lough Guir Boys". One day the Lough Guir boys were hurling against Cappamore and it was at this hurling match he composed the song.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynagallagh, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Thomas O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynagallagh, Co. Limerick