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School: Páirc an Iarla (roll number 9303)

Location:
Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0273, Page 073

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    Mary Colleran
    Rathpeak, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
    Age 16 half years
    Farmer's daughter
    My sister is a hiker,
    She's given up frocks and frills
    For shorts and sweaters. Gaily
    She hikes o'er downs and hills.
    (But mother gets up early
    To speed her on her way
    With buttered eggs and coffee,
    She says she needs a "stay")
    My brother is a hiker,
    He never wants to play,
    He's given up motor cycling
    For a hiking holiday.
    (But mother gets up early
    To pack his ruck-sack neat,
    And mend his socks so trimly:
    Jim's hard upon his feet)
    I'm glad I'm not a hiker,
    I like the garden best,
    And when the other leaves us,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Colleran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    16
    Occupation
    Farmer's daughter
    Address
    Rathpeak, Co. Roscommon