School: Virginia (B)

Location:
Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 128

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  1. There was a poet (man) named Martin once. He lived in Oldcastle. He sang the praises of Lough-Crew. he used to sleep in a fort. He was a dunce, and when he awakened, he found a book and a bottle beside him and it is said he became a poet. This is one of the poems he wrote. -
    As glowing sol his beams withdrew,
    From Erin's Hills of Lough Crew.
    Along I wandered through Lough Crew
    To view each pleasing scene.
    II
    I crossed a cowslip studded plain.
    And thought I saw the queen of love
    The fair unrivilled Jane.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Farelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Jack Robinson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
  2. There was a Cavan poet named Thornton. The fact is stated by the last of a well known family, named Paddy Carrol of Virginia, who says that he has often heard his father relate that he Thornton often stayed in Paddy's Grand-fathers home. Paddy Carroll
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.