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School: Ballyvaldon (roll number 10792)

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Ballyvaldon, Co. Wexford
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Máire, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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    The following poets are mentioned by John Belvin, Ballyvaldon.
    Patrick Hackett - Poet Oulart
    Guilfoyle - The Star of Mílneadh - a townland about three miles distant.
    Bernard McCabe - The first N.T. of Blackwater School.
    The 'Learys' Ballyvaldon.

    The following is an example of Guilfoyle's poetry.
    An Advertisement for turnips
    Near to the Harrow there are turnips for sale
    The best in the country for that I'll go bail
    Come boys and buy them before they're all gone
    And the price they are asking is ten shillings per ton.

    Hackett's style is seen in a ten verse poem called "The Sergeant and the donkey"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Belvin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyvaldon, Co. Wexford