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Tomás de Brún
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    Poets
    There is not much about in this part since the blind piper Brennan dies. About 150 years years ago he was here. Some people say that his songs were collected but they are not well known about here. He composed a song in a place called Ballcarra. He composed the song because he was not invited to the wedding of a man named Comber. All that can be gathered of that song is as follows
    The Chorus was
    Gloria é Comber
    Ach ar ndhóigh ní raibh
    Brennan ann
    bhí se i mBealcarra agus
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Dolly Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bloomfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Hugh Mc Hugh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Bloomfield, Co. Mayo