School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)
- Location:
- Baile Uí Argáin, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 135
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- There was a man in the district about thirty years ago. He was called the poet. His name was John Lawler. He lived in Ricketstown, Rathvilly, Co. Carlow.
He could compose any song about any of the local people, their character and their festivittes such as weddings or dances or big parties
He composed a great song about the wedding of Tim Coleman. It happened about fifty years ago. It had twenty verses in it. This is some of it
My name is Timothy Coleman
My age is seventy two,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nicholas Germaine
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gráine Thiar, Co. Chill Dara
