School: Ganntaigh (Ganty)

Location:
Gaintí, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Sorcha Bean Uí Chlúin
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    county; he tells us in his poem "Condae Mhuigheó".
    He died about the year 1838 in the barn attached to a house owned by a man called Diarmuid Cloonan and he was buried in the graveyard at Killeeneen which is about three miles west of Craughwell. About forty years ago a headstone was erected over his grave by the late Edward Martyn of Tullyra, Lady Gregory of Coole Park, and the late Doctor Cawley of Craughwell, as well as others.

    Patrick Callanan, the poet, lived in Caherdivane, about two and a half miles west of Craughwell. He composed many poems and he translated some of Raftery's poems into English.
    He used to be invited to the house of teachers and others to tell them old Irish stories and to compose poetry. One of his most well-known poems is "Fataí Bána" about the blackening of the potato crop in the Famine year, 1846. He lived during that period and saw all the misery caused by the famine.
    He married Brigid Feeney of Killeeneen. He had four sons and two daughters - Michael Patrick, John and Marcus were the names of
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      1. filíocht
        1. filíocht na ndaoine (~9,504)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Patsy Dempsey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Occupation
    Farmer
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    Lios an Londúnaigh, Co. na Gaillimhe