School: Kilsarcon (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 14797)
- Location:
- Kilsarkan West, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0445, Page 328
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- It was Ash Wednesday morning
t'was pleasant to see.
The boys and girls from
this locality.
They dashed up from chamber
through mountains through wood.
And they making for Sceiligs
as fast as they could.
T'was only chance the merest
chance they did not pass unseen.
The weather was so very bad not
many out had been.
But luckily the postboy with
his literary load.
Between the Pike and Ducksgrove
lodge met them on the road.
Right faithfully he told me the names
of all he knew.
And some escaped his notice but they
were very few.
When first he noticed their approach,
he said he grew afraid.
That such an awful concourse
would make on him araid
He quickly noticed women scattered(continues on next page)
