School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire Ní Gharaidh
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A Song (continued)
“Pat fell sick one a time and sent for the priest”
(continued from previous page)To think of his sins and to forsake
those bad times
His fate else would be
Like other vile souls
To be flared and be salted and roasted
on coalsIIII
So think my dear Pat on the beautiful
place
Where you'll visit St. Patrick and see
his sweet face
'Tis a country my jewel so charming and
sweet that you'll never want
Praties or brogs on your feet
O Dear me said Pat with inquisitive face
That country must sure be a beautiful placeV
And I know that St. Patrick will give
us good cheer
But do you think has he got any ould
whiskey there?
The good father, with wonder, amaze and
surprise
Clasped his hands and next turned up
the whites of his eyesVI
O vile sinner said he can you hope to be(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen Heeran
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Corrascoffy, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mary Canning
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Corrascoffy, Co. Leitrim