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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 04_050

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    There are various ways of earning a living and some people earn it by poetry making.
    Poets are people who are able to rhyme stories and go round the country with the hope of obtaining money from the people by singing their songs.
    There are some people who are gifted by God to be poets.
    It is locally said that long ago ago rats were very plentiful in the district especially in the rich people's houses and they used to employ poets
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Ní Longáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Edward Long
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Haggard, Co. Kilkenny