School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)
- Location:
- Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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B. One day a poet was at Kilrush Fair. Here Seán Twomey, the poet, had a tent. The former had heard of him and was anxious to meet him. He kept reciting a line of poetry in the hope that Twomey would hear him and answer him. The following is the line:-"is fada glas an cleic ará as buaic Do rige"
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" " " " " " " " " "Seán having heard him answered -
"Ar bailiaugad sreac na bpear ag ót na dige."Having heard Twomey the other poet said:-"Rá sgilling im'glarc agus is cearg go n-ótpain íto which Seán's reply was,
"is mair an cearr, rá an brair agus an hóp gan díot:- Collector
- Eugene Moriarty
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Timothy O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 91
- Occupation
- Farm-labourer
- Address
- Coolbane, Co. Kerry