School: Cromadh (B.) (roll number 9306)
- Location:
- Croom, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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“Curran the poet belonged to Road hill, a parish midway between Croom and Charleville...”
(continued from previous page)to ask for repairs- gratis.
He addressed Cowhey thus:
"If I were a man of good standing and riches.
Red gold or bright silver I'd pay for these stitches".
And forthwith presented his broken foot-gear for examination by the man of "Foul leather and hard clinging wax".Cowhey glanced at the tattered boots, and glad from ulterior motives, of the opportunity to hit back retorted."Indeed you're a man of no honour or riches.
But Curran, the half-poet who sleeps in the Ditches""Cowhey the cobble of foul leather, etc. was part of the abuse which Curron in one of his sarcastic moments had previously showered on the shoemakers.(From Tom Hogan, another man of , "Foul leather"- Informant
- Tom Hogan
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- Male