James Kevin Casey (1824–1909) was an Irish priest in Ballygar and Athleague and principal of St John's seminary in Sligo.
[1][2] Their subjects included materialism, devotion, the Irish language and, most especially, temperance.
[1] An example is a verse of The Toper and his Bottle,[1]I curse the day I met you, John,I curse the luckless hourI tasted first your flavoured cup,And felt its magic power.
[3] Jem Casey was a labourer who wrote "pomes" such as The Workman's Friend,[4]When money's tight and is hard to getAnd your horse has also ran,When all you have is a heap of debt – A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.This article about an Irish poet is a stub.
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