School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Riada
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- (continued from previous page)The peelers got vexed,
And with him rose a row,
"Be the hoary," says Geoff,
"Sure its only a sow."VI
She is gone down to Dysart,
In search of a job,
Paud Deevy was welding,
A sock on the hob,
She broke into the forge,
Sir, I cannot tell how,
The mighty big bear,
Turned into a sow.VII
The peelers went home,
With their heads hanging down,
Ashamed of the neighbours,
Going into the town,
The met the D. J.
And at him they did stare,
"Arragh, sergeant a gradh,
Did ye shoot the big bear."(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Devlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Joseph Devlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Donaguile, Co. Kilkenny