School: Drumcrave

Location:
Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 281

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  1. In the year 1884, there lived in Kilnaleck a poet named Hughie Coyle. He owned the "Shamrock Hotel", which is now the property of Mr Fitzsimons.
    He wrote many song's but they are all now forgotten.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Years ago a poet named Peter MacCabe lived in Ballinagh. He lived at the bottom of a mountain. He was born in 1859, and he died in 1921. At the age of sixty he died, and he was buried in Denn in Ballinagh.
    He used to come into Cavan on a Tuesday in an old cart. He composed in English. He composed a poem called "Shanahan's Old Sheebe". His ancestors were poets, and they were famous. He was called "Peter the Poet".

    Another man, named Simon Dolan lived
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Carmel Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Cavan