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Local Songs and Local Poets
“There was a man in Duagh long ago named bonnie the Poet.”
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- R. Finnucane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- M. Finucane
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
Local Songs and Local Poets
“There was a man in Duagh long ago named bonnie the Poet.”
This song was composed in Duagh during the fight for freedom in 1921.
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Sad and mournful is the tale which I am forced to tell.
From Ballyherne to Abbyfeale we mourned their(continues on next page)