School: Damastown (roll number 12327)
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- Damastown, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Delia Wilson
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- (continued from previous page)ago there was a snow storm and the mounds of snow were higher than the tallest tree. It was early in the Spring time when this occurred too and the traces of snow remained in the ditches until June.
- There are many poems which were composed by the travelling poets of Meath. The two principal poets were Laurence Dunphy and William Carolan. Neither of those two men could write their own names, yet their poetry will live for many years among Meath-men. They were bought of the tramp class.
One night Dunphy took more intoxicating drink at a wayside inn than was good for him. When the inn was closed for the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margie Fagan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kinoud, Co. Dublin