School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An tSr. Concepta le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 079
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- Some twenty or twenty-five years ago a man named Patrick Carey of Dormstown ___ wrote some very good poetry. He was commonly known as "The Poet Carey. At present we have in Jamestown ___ a great composer of recitation named Peter Martin.
In Tullaghanstown we have a man who promises to be a great composer of songs named John Fitzimons. He wrote many good piece for a local paper last year. One was about local football teams and another was called "The Old Grey Mare". Another poem was about a man who drew home his turf in a motor-car.
He wrote a very good song about the Cavan football team winning the All-Ireland Championship.
- Collector
- Teresa Mallon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Mallon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ongenstown, Co. Meath
