School: Cill Mhuire, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 13942)
- Location:
- Mullagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conaill
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- There was a poet in Kilmurry [?] named Andrew Curtin. He was a local poet. He composed songs dispraising the English. He was a school teacher and he died in the year 1738.Those are the words of a song Thomas Crowley composed.The Maiden's Dream.IDreams to some come very true,
And come with grief to more,
As it did to me in my country.
I mean poor Erin's shore.
I dreamt I was upon a hill,
By the side of a lovely dale,
And its there I spied a lovely maid,
They called her Grannuaile.IIHer lovely hair hung down her neck,
And she was dressed in green,
I thought she was the fairest girl,
My eyes had ever seen.
As I drew near I then could hear,
By a pleasant morning gale,
As she went along she sang her song,
I'm poor old Grannuaile.III I hastened my footsteps,
And those words to her did say,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Mc Knight
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr James Mc Knight
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Kilclehaun, Co. Clare