School: Balleighan (roll number 5363)

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1. A Local Poet

   

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   The district around Manorcunningham has had its quota of more or less eminent personages. These include Dr Rentoul a clergyman who resigned and afterwards became County Court judge and member of the London County Council.

   Dr. Walsh, a famous King's Council, he had a varied career being a journalist, Medical Doctor and European traveller. Becoming a soldier also he took great part in recruiting for the late war.
   Of poets we had two Frances Brown, a famous blind poetess who lived in Magheramore house and the late Joseph Gallagher of Galdonagh. Mr Gallagher now dead, was a remarkable man in many ways for high intelligence and being extensively travelled. He was a mine of information on many subjects. He was particularly interested in nature study and poetry and was a poet of no mean qualification. He wrote a book which had extensive sale called "From Sod to Star", but he is best known in this neighbourhood for his local

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Lena Doran

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr J. Doherty

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Manorcunningham, Co. Donegal