School: Arva (C.)

Location:
Arvagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 065

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  1. There are some songs made up about the people who lived in the this town and had shops. The following verses were composed by a man named Peter McDermott locally known as Peter Foy.
    (1)
    As I walked down through Avra town,
    I saw in red quite plain,
    The Eagle house the first in town
    that bore McGuire's name,
    Around the town the shuts came down,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Matthews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr M. Dowling
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Baker
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan