School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)
- Location:
- Skerries, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: T. Mc Namee
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- (135) Local Poets.
Skerries, Co. Dublin.Many years ago in the district of the Hills, Ballbriggan there lived a man called Sonny Byrne. He has a natural gift of poetry. Some lits of his poetry I have been able to collect are:-
"Nanny Byrne who makes the hay,
And milks the cows three times a day,
And later herds them on the moat
And then comes home to milk the goat."
Another is about a Rush man who used to gather woar on Shennick Island.
"Big Jem Mack
With a sack on his back
Gathering woar(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Strand Street, Co. Dublin