Abstract: Story collected by a student at Allenwood, Robertstown school (Allenwood, Co. Kildare) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0775/1/242
School Allenwood, Robertstown [Vol. 0775, Chapter 0001]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Kildare Schools
Allenwood, Robertstown [duchas:4741655]
James Carew was a Member of Parliament for North Kildare. James Kennedy from Rathcoe beat Carew in the election. Carew's last meeting was at the cross of Allenwood. There was a dance in James' Brennan's in Grangeclare and Carew's backers were at it and they sand a song the chorus of which was:- "Whiskey hot and porter too," To nourish the herds of Jimmy Carew".
Original reference: 0775/1/242
James Carew was a member of Parliament for North Kildare.
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