School: Teampoll Tuaithe, Teampoll Mór (B.) (roll number 16250)
- Location:
- Templetouhy, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Meadhra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0546, Page 073
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“On Sunday last when on a walk, A sight "Old Faithful did see....”
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For joy had turned to woe.
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The only thing that kept them up
Was the thought of happy gain
But in "Templetuohy" not "Templemore"
And in Sunshine not in rain.
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Of the composer of this poem
Let there be no question asked
For if he were found out
He'd certainly be attached
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And now dear friends this much I ask
Let none of you let out
For as you Know ' twould be for me
The end of my where about
_____________________________________ Gong Home by Barna
Author - John Kiely Templetuohy Age 73
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There was a lad and a handsome lass
In Templetuohy after Mass
They both went in to have a glass
And said they'd go home "be" Barna
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