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School: Doire Clathach (Derryclough), Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 11931)

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Derryclogh Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Firbisigh
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  1. A Baker Poet

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    One time there lived in the town of Skibbereen a great old character by the name of Paddy Hurley. He was a Baker by trade but he was very fond of his Drop.
    He had a great strain of poetry in him and he could compose lines about anything at all that used happen in town.
    He was employed to bake bread by one Vaugh who still lives in Skibbereen Town. Every thing went well for awhile but Mr Vaugh noticed that on every Monday morning the batch of Bread used be burned so he brought the Baker to orders over it.
    Paddy had the excuse that the oven was too hot and that he couldn't
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamonn Mac Firbisig
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Pól Ó Cinseamháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drimoleague, Co. Cork