School: Windgap, Thomastown (roll number 5698)
- Location:
- Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eoin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 124
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- (continued from previous page)One pound without arguing was never refused,
It was all for the worst for it emptied my purse,
And made Mary curse myself and the mule,4
Mary she sneezed when she looked at his knees,
Saying "Faith you are stuck, me auld fool",
HIs gams they were scarred shaking hands to the car,
A brave jolly tar was the kicking auld mule.5
I went to the pawn to buy a drumaun,
Belt, kicking traces, and pulleys so sure,
I pulled by the jaw but the divil a draw,
If I wore the wattle t'was all to no use,
Look at his ears and how could he hear,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Jones
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Dalton
- Gender
- Male
