School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- There are various ways of earning a living and some people earn it by poetry making.
Poets are people who are able to rhyme stories and go round the country with the hope of obtaining money from the people by singing their songs.
There are some people who are gifted by God to be poets.
It is locally said that long ago ago rats were very plentiful in the district especially in the rich people's houses and they used to employ poets(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh