School: Clochar na Trocaire, Cinn Mhara
- Location:
- Cinn Mhara, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Siúr M. Bernadette
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- There were many poets in nearly every district in Ireland. One of which was Raftery. Hecomposed a lot of songs and poems, and was very good at composing. He composed anac Cuan, Raftery and Cill Aodain. He was a very famous poet. His people lived in Mayo and that is why he composed the song. Cill Aodain is the name of it.He wrote a song about the disaster at Anaghdown. Some villages were going to a fair in Galway. It was nine miles from Mayo to Galway. The villages went by boat and the boat in which they were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Crissey Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cinn Mhara, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Patrick O' Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Cinn Mhara, Co. na Gaillimhe