School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- There were many poets around this district long ago.
There was one poet named Thomas Donnelly who was locally called, Tom the divil, or shoot the moon.
He lived in the house now occupied by Miss Mary Carrol. He was not able to read or write and still he had the gift of making poetry.
He could make up a piece of poetry in a few seconds about anyone he knew or any place he saw. Tom was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny
