School: An Corrbhaile

Location:
Corbally, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máirtín Mac Coitir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 320

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 320

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    we shall meet you a future day for the crimson flood of the Saviour's blood takes the World's sin away.
    "Three of these were-James Crotty- called "Jimmy White". John McNamara (Johnnie Mack) whose daughter is still living in the Crahawn or the Barracks and Tom Brennan whose sister is wife of Paddy Griffin, Kilbaha. I forget the names of the other two. I think I was told one was a Scanlon".
    R. Griffin, West End Kilkee, Died 1936.
    "Johnnie Mack was the one who was believed to have made the longest fight as he was a very good swimmer. Twas a very sad business"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English