School: Áth Dúna, Gleann an Phréacháin, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 12542)
- Location:
- Chimneyfield, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Duinnshléibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0382, Page 282
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I've been in the land where tobacco is grown.
I the suburbs of Santiago
I've lived six months in Sierra Leone
And one in 'Delfuego.
Ive walked across Panama all in one day
Ah me! but the road was a rock
The other remarked - will you tell me James
Were you ever in INSE NA NEAC.IV
I've hunted the tiger in Ukastan
In Australia the kangaroo
I've lived six months as a medicine man
To a tribe called the Kaffmandu
I've stood at the scenes of Olympic games
Where the Grecians showed their paces
The other remarked will you tell me James
Were you ever at Mallow races.V.
Ive borne my part in a savage fray
And I've got this wound from Alaskar
We were bound just then from Mandalay
To the island of Madagascar.
Where the sun never tires from shining oat there.
And the trees where the canarys sing on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tim Forde
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Bertie Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Labourer
