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   resided at 19 Blytheswood Drive, Glasgow. He was a "gauger" - Excise Officer. He had a fine collection of books and wrote to me in Gaelic on several occasions. Perhaps those manuscripts are still in the family's possession, though I doubt they would value them.

   I gave one of his works to Mr. Joseph O'Connor, Inspector of Schools Killarney and the writing, I must say is very fine - kind of "nod"(?). There are many pieces written in English also and these relate to local events and happenings.

   His ancestors came originally from Cork and settled in Firies, Co Kerry. Later some came to Toureen Eochadh, Knocknagoshel and settled down there. There were three brothers, James, Jeremiah and Martin. Séamus married a Joan Browne. A woman named Bishops was a grandmother to Séamus and her mother again was Banks.

   They had a nice thatched well kept house in Toureen - a kitchen at the lower end and 3 rooms above it. Whether he worked at weaving then, I am not certain. Butter, then was sent to Cork and fetched £1 -12 a firkin. He was the first to own a car in the district - "a carra sleamhnáin", like a rolling stone. In this he brought the Bishop to Mt Castle and Brosna and back again for ten shillings.

   Further down the road at the lodge lived the Priests. Fr Tuohill was P.P. at the time and he and the old man were great friends. One night the two of them were coming from a funeral - Séamus riding "cúlóg". A whirlwind came on and swept the hat off the priest' head.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Informant

   Aeneas J. Leahy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Brosna, Co. Kerry