School: Carraig Thuathail (B.)
- Location:
- Carraig Thuathail, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: John Bowdren
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0385, Page 069
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- (continued from previous page)planning
To make matters meet
Which it dont seem to easy
They are like people that are nearly half crazy
Now Sean he is a bird catcher and a poacher to likewise
He would travel to Mushera Mountain if he thought a finch he'd rise
Their riches it is great
Their living it is poor
And just to make matters complete
They scarcely give themselves time to come their bit to eat
Mr. Nd.[?] Cottter, Grandfather who lives in Carrigane Carrigtwohill Co Cork was a great poet. He used make English and Irish poems. He was a teacher in a hedge school
Maurice Fitzgerald who lived in Barry Court Carrigtwohill Co Cork was a poet. He died when he was about 75 years. He was buried in Killquane. This is one verse of poetry he made
"The Bally reeks are vulgar and their children are the same(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile na Speire, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mrs Hannah Barrett
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Baile na Speire, Co. Chorcaí
