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Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
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T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 410

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  1. A Local Poet

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallonreagh, Co. Cavan

  2. A Local Poet

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    Peter McCabe of Lurganboy made many verses on his neighbours to make fun. One of them is,
    Our Droka lane may stagger out of their community,
    For they hav'nt got an honest man only two or three,
    They elected Rice their chairman
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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