School: Corlis
- Location:
- Corlis, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 157
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- At present there are no poets in this locality but there were a few local poets forty or fifty years ago.
Long ago there was a poet called Mr. Ma - Cabe, who lived in Ballyhillen and he wrote many fine poems. Here is a verse from one of them: -
"The rag - eating heifer,
On my blanket did graze,
And for that same reason,
May God shorten her days,
I hope Mrs. Borrows will pity my case
And send the poor poet another in its place."
Another man named James McKeon who lived in Farrinseer, composed a song on Cornafean Hall. He was born and reared in Farrinseer and died about thirty years ago. He composed the poem in English.
- Collector
- Agnes Battles
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Farranseer, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr James Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Farranseer, Co. Cavan
