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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
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    Tom Danely or as he was called "Tom the Devil" worked with the people around the district for a few schillings a week.
    He composed a poem about himself when he was dying and he said that this was to be put on his grave.
    "Poor Tom the devil, shoot the moon, lost his gun an hour to soon now he is dead and his tongue is civil think of God and shun the devil.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lanigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kells, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Michael Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny