Transcription of 'Joe's Tower'
Date(s): 1 June 1875
Creator(s): unknown
Scope & Content: Handwritten copy of a ten verse poem attributed to 'The Baldwin Poet', 1 June 1875, beginning 'On the top of a hill, near Baldwin gill,/There stands a grand tower, made of stone...' Joe's Tower, now a ruin, is in one of the fields on Balliagey (Ballergey) Farm, Abbey Lands. The poet describes the view from Joe's Tower, including various places such as the Asylum, the racecourse and Ballamotha and gives his opinions of these, as well as descriptions of local characters.
Language: English
Extent: 2 sheets (3 pages)
Item name: poem
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 05169
Record class: Private
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