School: Laragh
- Location:
- Laragh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 120
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- (continued from previous page)What sorrow will it bring
Your conscience then will be a Hell
As 'twas with Philip King.
- Peter O'Connell, Lisnaboy parish of Tierworker Co. Meath was a famous poet. He composed several poems, Some of them are "Cormeen Races" "Pat Short". He composed these poems in English. His poems were well thought of. He was a farmer. Most of his poems were about local people. He was 69 when he died. He was born in 1866. He is buried in Kings' Court new cemetery.
- In the Kingdom of Kerry, the year '93.
I mention the date that was given to me.
In a little mud hut of the usual sort,
There lived a poor man, and his name was Pat Short.(continues on next page) - Informant
- Matthew Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Moyer, Co. Cavan
