School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 249
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“One night a man by the name of Jim Cordial...”
(continued from previous page)On Jim Delaney is my name
My pen I take in hand
To write you down these few lines
That you may understand
I was airy and light hearted
So I carelessly rolled on
To amuse me in fine Summer time
All with my dog and gun.
II
Till one of these accursed agents
Richard Ely called by name
Maliciously he told of me
Being killing of the game
So when the landlord heard of this
On the tenants he did call
In they went to pay the rent
Each man both great and small.
III
My father was the first man
Before him did appear
An shouting out Delaney
I'm glad to see you here
For I am told and well informed
Since to this town I came
That your son is daily hunting
And killing of the game(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Éiríne Seymour
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Cloncully, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mrs Seymour
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Cloncully, Co. Laois