School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

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1. Local Poets

   

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   Gaffney and Mick McHugh went into Dawsons public house one day for a drink. There was no one there, but themselves three. They sat down on the seat outside the counter and they were very silent. Tommy Lavin said out of a thought "The customers in Dawsons The are but very few. The Blacksmith Gaffney, The Poet Lavin And Poor old Mick McHugh.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Rosie Scanlon

   Gender

   Female

2. Local Poets

   

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   John McGovern of Camross was a great poet. He composed many songs. The first song he composed was of Matthew B. Morris of Ballybrennan, B O'Dwyer and T O;Hara.
   They went to Ballymote to pay a licence out for a dog and the went into Mrs. Rogers a publican in

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