Local Heroes - Great Singers and Storytellers
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One of our great local singers was James Fogarty living in the parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary. Some of his songs were "Maura Ruad" and "Carden's Wild Domain". He was a great patriot and spent some time in jail. He went by the name of "Nelson" because his father walked to Dublin to meet a landlord and back again. When he came he said he was as good as Nelson the great warrior. He lived about the end of the nineteenth century. None of his near relatives are alive.
Thomas Murray of Drom, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary, was a great storyteller. His favourite stories were about the Fenians and Ghost stories.
Thomas Murray of Drom, parish of Drom, Co. Tipperary, was a great storyteller. His favourite stories were about the Fenians and Ghost stories.