School: Bellurgan, Baile Sheinicín (roll number 16249)
- Location:
- Bellurgan, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Mac Duinnshléibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0660, Page 180
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- local Poets.1.Jemmy Hanlon of CastletownCobly is a poet. He composed a play for the Bellurgan A.O.H. hall and it was played, and he called it the Outlaws of Annaverna.
2.James Devlin of Faughart was a poet. He made a verse of poetry about a football team from Dromintee. It went like this : -
With brakes and cars they did roll down,
Most glorious to be seen.
Each lad beside his sweetheart,
Dressed in jersey's red and green.
To kick the Grange fishackers,
Right into the tide,
And the girls thay day,
Looked so gay.
Most glorious to be seen.
3.An old man called James Rimes from Ballymascanlon village was building a load of hay and his wife came out(continues on next page)
