School: Killesk
- Location:
- Killesk, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Margt. Sutton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 055
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- There are not many poets in this district. One of the local ones is Martin Forristal. He lives in Knockea about two miles from the village of Campile. He is about seventy five years of age. He has made many poems and songs. About twenty years ago he made a poem about "the Barley."Mr Martin Walsh is another poet. He made a poem by the name of the "Poor old Man." He is about the age of forty years.
- Collector
- Nellie O Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Owen O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockea, Co. Wexford
- A poet lived over in Bodern by the name of Johnny Hackett.
He used to make a lot of poems. He was buried near Clonmines.John Cahill of Bodern was also a poet. - Collector
- Nano Hart
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Hart
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tinnock, Co. Wexford
