School: Cill Rosanta (C.), Coill Mhic Thomáisín
- Location:
- Coill Mhic Thomáisín, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: Áine Ní Fhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0648, Page 53
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- A famous characher who lived in the middle of the last century was Larry The Wig. His real name was Casey, he received his early education in Kilrossanty N. S. As a boy he was possessed of great talents, which in after years he devoted in the wrong direction.
He was a great composer of verses. He became a preacher, and he attended the surrounding fairs, and markets to pour forth his oratory on religion. On one occasion when preaching at Kilmacthomas he was heckled. One being asked to compose a verse in a minute he replied.As I stand, at Mr. Walsh's mill
I can see a fire on Cruachán hill.
Although that fire be far away.
It reminds me of the parting day.In his later years he grew eccentric and some what addicted to drink. In a pub one day a discussion took(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Kirwan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Rosanta, Co. Phort Láirge
- Informant
- Patrick Power
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Droichead na Machan, Co. Phort Láirge
