School: Grangeford, Tullow
- Location:
- Grangeford, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Leanne Doyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 287
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- James Ennis of Tullowbeg was a mechanic by trade and he also made several pieces of Poetry and songs during his leisure hours. He was known as a very witty man. His poetry was known far and near. He died at the age of sixty in the Carlow workhouse and he was buried in a pauper's grave in Carlow in the year 1896. He wrote some of the same songs in English and more of them in Irish. He was able to read and write. One of his songs named, "The blooming flower of Grange"
- Collector
- Meta Kennedy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grangeford, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Bernard Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grangeford, Co. Carlow
- James Hayden who lived in Bennikerry over 100 years ago, a very intelligent old man and was able to put passing events into rhyme. He lived(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tommy Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grangeford, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Elizabeth Tobin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bennekerry, Co. Carlow
