School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 124
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- There is a boy working at our house who is a great poet. His name is Jim Driscoll. He is a native of Dreenlomane, and is about 32 years. He is the only one of the family who is able to make poetry. He made a lot of songs. He made one about Mount Gabriel, and about Danno Mahony, and about the General Ellection, and about the old cows going to Roscrea, and a lot of others. They were all composed in English, because he has not a knowledge of Irish. But he often uses an old Irish word here and there in the song. He is able to read and write a little. He had to remain away from school when he was younger, as his father died and he was the eldest of a large family. He generally composes the songs in bed during the night and sometimes when working during the day.
- Collector
- Frances Roycroft
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs James Roycroft
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork
