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1. Local Poets (continued)

   

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   his own kitchen floor "spouting" poetry. A man John Byrne, a shoe-maker, sat on one side of the fire, and Owen's wife on the other. Byrne began to laugh and to ridicule O'Leary's poetry while his wife fell half-asleep in the corner.
   At last Owen grew very angry and went outside and said in a voice audible to the pair inside.
   "Woe to the Leary sleepers
   And to the mis-believers"

   

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2. A Local Shipwreck

   

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   Although this incident occurred as far back as 1828, it is known in detail all along this coast. Three men, two brothers Kinsella and a man named Sinnott set out for Wexford in a fishing cot, with a cargo of grain in sacks. It was late Autumn. By the time they reached the entrance to the harbour of Wexford a heavy sea was running and they did not dare venture their heavily laden craft through the surging waters. A large schooner happened to be enering the

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   Topics

   1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
         1. shipwrecks (~384)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Stephen Furlong

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Occupation

   Smith

   Address

   Ballyvoodock, Co. Wexford