School: Tyrrellspass (2) (roll number 13743)
- Location:
- Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Payne
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Poet Kelly used to live in Castletown but he lives in Tyrrellspass at present.He is a big tall man between seventy and eighty years old. In the nights he goes rambling to houses. He writes some pieces of poetry and he talks a lot. He goes to Kilbeggan every fort-night for his old age pension. He has a young wife and two sons and a daughter. He is the only local living poet I know. Joe Kane's father who lived down the "bog road" in years gone by I heard was a country poet too.These lines were written by our local poet Kelly(continues on next page)
