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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 403

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    There were not many poets around Killaloe and the few that were there were not noted through the country.
    One of those was the Rev. Father O'Dea C.C. Killaloe. He wrote many poems but his favourite is one by the name of "May Evening in Killaloe" which was published in all the local papers and many people learned it off. Father O'Dea was a middle aged man and was living in the Parochial House, Kevin Parade, Killaloe before being changed to the parish of Coolmeen in West Clare. One day while teaching
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Kiely
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killaloe, Co. Clare