School: Coralstown (roll number 1314)
- Location:
- Correllstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Ó Beóláin
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Song (continued)
“Ho on how the bulloacks do bellow”
(continued from previous page)The cattle cant fatten in Rattin,
And the sheep are away in Clonfad.The Landgrabbers days are now over,
Our young men are out for their own.
With the hazel they'll hunt him to blazes.
Then the ranches will make happy homes.
For there is terrible work in Killulagh.
Grange-more and Raharney are mad.
The cattle cant fatten in Rattin,
And the sheep are away in Clonfad.Philip Geraghty Ballinla Killucan
Pupil Annie Geraghty Sport
About ninety years ago Lowtown house and lands were owned by a man named Bateman who also owned part of Corralstown. He went in for all kinds of sport, and he usually kept nine or ten race-horses. Bartie Flynn's farm was all in one field and was used as a schooling ground for them. Where the sandpit now is was a grand round hill known as the cherry hill, and every day the people- About ninety years ago Lowtown house and lands were owned by a man named Bateman who also owned part of Coralstown. He went in for all kinds of sport, and he usually kept nine or ten race-horses. Bartie Flynn's farm was all in one field and was used as a schooling ground for them. Where the sandpit now is was a grand round hill known as the cherry hill, and every day the people(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Geraghty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinla, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Philip Geraghty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinla, Co. Westmeath