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School: Ballynacargy (C.) (roll number 7893)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
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Bean Mhic Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 356

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    “There is a record of two poets who lived in my district between three and four hundred years ago.”

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    There is a record of two poets who lived in my district between three and four hundred years ago. When Sir Desmond Fitzgerald was put in possession of the lands of Laragh and the surrounding townlands and the native Irish were dispossessed Sir Desmond banished the two poets from the district. One of the poets was Seamus Gavigan of Balroe and the other was Joe Murdock of Laragh. Murdock addressed the following to Sir Desmond after his departure from Laragh-
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Nally
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Jim Gaffney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Westmeath