School: Lios Uí Ghrifín (roll number 12227)
- Location:
- Lissagriffin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0398, Page 466
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- (continued from previous page)And dry ground to lie down
He may bless the day he went away
Three miles from Joleen town. III
Now he can stretch his weary bones
He can sit and he can lie
He can go up on the green hillside
And foot the old gad fly
He has a fine broad stable
And high it is his roof
He can walk within the shady grove
To put a fine shell on his hoof IV
He was boarding all last Summer
In Florrie Donovan's old [?]
His eyes were fairly dazzled
Looking at fields so green
And then he would see brave Florrie coming
With a whip all in his hand
Saying "get up you lazy Bandon horse
And we will fetch a butt of sand. V
His sides were bare all from the chains
For he would never let him walk
And he would always shake his head
Like he was going to talk.
Now he is living happy.(continues on next page)
