O Gallchoir, Sean Seosamh
(1967)
Filiocht Sheamais Dhaill Mhic Cuarta: eagar criticuil ar leithchead da dhanta maraon le clar d'fhoinsi a shaothair.
Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Abstract
James McCourt was a native of Omeath Parish in County Louth,
joining County Armagh, who lived Before and after the war of William
the 3d. He was a son to Bryan McCourt and acquired a very great
knoledge of the Irish language, Both writen and spoken. He had
also 2 Brothers and 3 sisters of which he himself gives an acount
m many of his pomes, m particler m his farewell to the Boyn, also
m the elegy of his 2 Brothers, Bryan and Rodger with 2 of the
4,1)=*
sisters Bridget and Rose. When a young Boy he went up the country
as it was customary m that time to wory with farmers. He stopt
at a place named Kellystown in the Barroney of Slane m County
Meath, where he was acustomed to Be sitting out at night, taking
care of horses, and, By getmg cold m his head Became Blind? In
a short time after he dreamed at night that the most Beautiful
woman m the world came to him which induced him folow her trough
all the Kingdom: But when he awoke she vanished av/ay But lift him
the gift of poetry.
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