School: Druim Mór (roll number 16349)
- Location:
- Dromore, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: John Noonan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 72
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- James McLoughlin of Tievebrack is a poet. He published a small book of long poems about forty years ago. The title was "the Romance of Con Tinney and other Poems". The poems tell of happenings in the Finn Valley between 150 and 200 years ago. James McLoughlin is still a fresh man.The following poem entitled "The Rector's Ride" is, according to James, "a faithful history of the famous race between Rev. W. Spence, former rector of Donaghmore, and Mr. Thomas Russell, Clady, from an account of an eyewitness".'Twas on a sultry summer's day
An aged man, whose locks were grey
Did sit him by the King's high-way
His weary limbs to rest
A sportive youth was passing by
Whose frolics caught the old man's eye
And signing to him to come nigh
He thus the lad addressed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Noonan
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
