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   of how they got the gift of poetry. There were no poets among their ancestors.
   Paddy Mohan made a song on Pa Smith. Mickie McCann made a song in Mrs Geraghty and Mickie Joe Reilly and John Brady made a song on the "Shamrock Boys from Kill."
   The reason why Geraghty's song was made was because the boys were put out of it one night when they went to it. The reason why Michael Joe's song was made was because he wouldn't let the boys in at Mgees dance one night without paying. The reason why Pa Smith's song was made was because they were put out of it one night at a dance. The reason why the "Shamrock boys from Kill" was made was because they won and and they were the Football champions for that year.
   It was English these poets wrote. These poets did not compete with each other. The poets were all farmers. These poets could both read and write. All these songs were sung locally.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Mc Cauley

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumnatread, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Patrick Mc Cauley

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumnatread, Co. Cavan