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School: Francis St., Ballina

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Ballina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
John Mc Gee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0146, Page 146

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    About 50 years ago there lived a local Poet in Garden St. Ballina named Mickey Rooney who composed a number of poems.
    It was he who founded the Stephanites Football Club, and he wrote a famous local song for the club, beginning "Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
    We'll raise the ball on high" which is still sung by the team when going on the field to play.
    There is another poet connected with this school. Fred R Higgins who is now living in Dublin.. He was taught in this school until he was 13 years of age and he has written a lot of poems and books since.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Douglas Cook
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocklehaugh, Co. Mayo