School: Lios Uí Chearbhaill (C.), Malla (roll number 12016)

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   Local Poets.

   One of the poets who lived in my district formerly was Mr. John Flynn. He lived half ways between Dromina and Freemount. He was over seventy years when he died. I do not know where he is buried, I never heard that his ancestors were poets before him.
   The song he made is "My home near Quilliline". He made the song because he was living near Dromina, which is another name for Quilliline. He composed it in English but not in Irish. This poet was a farmer, and he could read and write. The people looked up on him as being a very good honest man.
   His song is still sung locally. Lion O'Brien is another local poet. Hi is a native of Ballyhea. He is a farmer, a learned scholar and is about fifty years of age. He makes poetry for the Cork Weekly Examiner and gets first prize always. The name of a piece of poetry he made is "Christmas Night in Ireland" and it was very nice.
   Tim and Eddie Neville are poets also and they are brothers. They made a poetry named "The Lime Kiln". They also made a song. "The Committe". Both live in the townland of Knockardbane and are

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Brosnahan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cappanagoul, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Jeremiah Brosnahan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Cappanagoul, Co. Cork