School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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- Come all ye foolish fellows
Who are prone to exercise
Come listen to my story
T'will teach you to be wise
Tis a folly to be working
Come join with me instead
And I'll teach you all the secret
Of how to swing the leadI once was like other fellows
Until last Xmas came
T'was then I learned wisdom
And pretended to be lame
I said I'd give up working
And lay down on my bed
O' little thought the neighbour
I was only swinging lead(continues on next page)- Collector
- Dermot Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockbeg West, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr. M. Mc Golrick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dowrea, Co. Sligo