School: Lubhghortán (Lowertown), Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)
- Location:
- Lowertown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 357
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- Joe Helen who was a Porter in the workhouse wrote the following song on "The amalgamation of the workhouse". He was a native of Gortnamona and still living."The Amalgamation of the Workhouse"
I
'Twas early early on a summers dawn,
Perched on a tree in the workhouse lawn,
The birds all met by the morning air
And they asked the Cuckoo would he take the chair.
II
With a queenly air on a branch she sat,
And spoke her thanks to this feathered Lot.
As your head and chairman I'm placed to act,
And your great convention is not rigged or packed.
III
Her a Jackdaw rose and with fluent bill,
He made a speech of great power and skill,
He asked his colleagues the gull and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Robert Baker
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Arderrawinny, Co. Cork
