School: Cill Chóirne (B.) (roll number 8828)
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- Cill Coirne, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Michéal Ó Laoghaire
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- Poet Ahern lived at a place called Gleanagloc by the side of the river Lanne. It is said how he got the gift of poetry that he slept in a island sorrounded by water in the river. As the was herding cattle by the river he got into this island for the purpose of fishing and fell asleep and when he woke after some time he could compose all the songs and poetry he wished.
Amongst some of his best songs were 'The Groves of Dripsey" and The Praises of Drishane". And as he happened to be at Drishane lime kiln one(continues on next page)