School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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    So think of God and shun the divil."
    He was buried in a graveyard outside Callan at the age of eighty one.
    There was also a great poet named Tom the dancer who also lived in Kells.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mullins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    John Mullins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny