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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
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    in the hospital in Kilkenny.
    The reason why he got to be a poet was, he inherited it from his father.
    It was always in English that this poet sang his songs and he was also a farmer.
    When he was dying he ordered his epitaph.
    "Here lies the body of Shoot the Moon who slipped his wind and never too soon and now he is dead and his tongue is civil thinking of God and shun the devil"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ailís Ní Glionnán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Glendon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny