School: Kilmore (roll number 13010)

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1. Forty Years Ago

   

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   Oh, Paddy dear, it's many a year, since you and I have played
   Our tricks and fun on everyone, and all the noise we made;
   But times have changed since then, my boy, and now we're reckoned slow
   If we attempt to do the things of Forty years ago.

   Right well do I remember, pat, the days we went to school,
   The only we dreaded was the Masters famous rule;
   And if we were five minutes late, by walking rather slow.
   "Back home again," the order was some Forty years ago.

   The roll was called, the tasks were heard the writing class began,
   The grammer and geography, forget I never can;
   Arithmetic and book-keeping we were compelled to know,
   Ah, Paddy, there was "something done" some Forty years ago

   There's "Hand and Eye" and "Hook and Eye" for you and I to-day,
   But all the useful subjects now have fallen to decay;
   Still through the ever changing years, events will clearly show,
   The sound instruction that we got some Forty years ago

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tessie Mc Loughlin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   E. M O' Kelly

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Kilmore, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Joseph Gallagher

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   72

   Occupation

   Poet

   Address

   Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim