School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)
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- Stormanstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Ceallaigh
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- Thornton died in Dundalk in 1829. It is not known where he was born. He was a tramp. The following is a sample of his composition:-
One harvest day, I truly say,
Two women stout and strong,
To illuminate each other's fate,
Let loose their slanderous tongue.
Nancy the Bread she was in dread,
Her spirits they were down,
But still she drew the precious blood
From noble Kitty Brown.
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Having got drunk in Tallanstown, Thornton, after a night in the black hole of the local police barracks, was next morning brought for trial before Lord Louth. During the night he wooed the muse and next day(continues on next page)