School: Áthán (B.), Lios na Groighe (roll number 14173)
- Location:
- Ahane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Ó Héalaithe
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- (continued from previous page)And I felt as proud as Thomas Moore]
Who was the national poet. - I
I rise at six each morning
And I work hard through the day
My time is spent at farming
A job that does not pay
With the cost of living now so high
And my income very low
To make ends meet
I must keep going
In frost and rain and snow.
II
I read on each days paper
Some speeches that are(continues on next page)