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School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)

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Aclint, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Neill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 257

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    yet in Dundalk he was born in Reaghstown in the year 1810 and he died in it also and he was buried in Tallanstown
    Written by Bridie Sharkey on 16th Feb 1937
    Told by Edward Sharkey on 15th Feb 1937
    Edmondstown
    Ardee
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Local Poets

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    Local poets
    There was a poet living in Lower Reaghstown by the name of William Filgate, he made a poem called 'The lady of the lake'
    There was another poet by the name of William Manning, he lived in Ardee bog, he made a poem about the Boer War and he made another about 'Ardee bog road'. He died about thirty years ago. There was another poet called Michael O'Neill who made a poem about a rat, he said he was talking to a rat in the poem
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mohan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Mohan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aclint, Co. Louth