School: Dalystown (roll number 15307)
- Location:
- Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Kathleen Grehan
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- (continued from previous page)and the other covers the drawers.
Maurice Quinn - again.
- Patrick Wallace Dalystown was called the Poet Wallace. He composed a lot of songs.
He made a present of a lamb to an employee Jim Linch on conditions that he would rear it. He took this lamb to the fair of Tyrrellspass and sold him. They had a great spree and a lot of people were invited to it - Clock Teery, Wallace etc.Patrick Wallace, the poet composed a poem in memory of the spree."Toar and Ring sent in their men Likewise from Gnievebawn
But the men of famed Clonfad
Did out - do them all.We had Hugh McGarry from Clonfad
Clock Feery down from Fan(continues on next page)
