School: Scrabagh (roll number 11202)
- Location:
- Scrabbagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mrs Rose Ffrench
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“The following was composed by Mr. Owens N.T. Dangan Kilmore 1890...”
(continued from previous page)I sacked them up and tied them
With little knots of straw
Two neater bags of potato seeds
You'd swear you never saw.V1
The gennet I got ready
And packed my little load
You'd imagine she was dancing
From the way she tripped the road.VII
Quickly we passed out both mules and asses,
Soon arrived in town
Took my station in the shambles
And threw the burden down.VIII
I vainly thought I'd sell them
Though the potatoes they were nice
The buyers rudely stared me
When I named the lowest price.IX
Said one You think we're blockheads
I'll give you no such sum(continues on next page)