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School: Castlepollard (B.) (roll number 5513)

Location:
Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
William Coghlan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0720, Page 195

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    (continued from previous page)
    I told him if he'd listen I'd jive?? him to understand
    The man without his dinner is not fit to shovel sand.

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    He appeared to get excited but I think I heard him say
    go home and get your dinner now & don't be long away.
    And get a spade and shovel and be sure where you'll begin
    The road is cut at Drummon bog, go there and fill it in.
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    My curse upon the rebels and the Maddened Black & Tan
    If Greenwood got to know them He'd hang them every man.
    But off I went afraid of him for he was rightly mad
    I hurried home and got my feed and then my tools bedad.
    6
    When I got up to Drummon bog the work had justbegan
    Private Lynch was in the trench and Sergeant Mick Derane.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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