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School: Belpatrick, Collon (roll number 10537)

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Belpatrick, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Dhonnagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0677, Page 142

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  1. Poem Obtained Locally (continued)

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  2. Eviction of Dunne 1887

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    Eviction of Dunne. 1887.
    Belpatrick lands are stiff and cold,
    They can't be ploughed, they can't be sowed.
    They can't be let, they can't be sold.
    They're the worst beneath the sun.
    'Twas there for years of slavish toil
    In vain to coax the stubborn soil
    To yieldsome fruit, with all his moil
    Lived honest Johnny Dunne.
    Although the lands are cold and poor
    And all but worthless, to be sure
    With might and main he did procure
    His crust of honest bread.
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