School: Cloontagh, Killashee (roll number 14650)
- Location:
- Cloontamore, Co. Longford
- Teacher: John J. Hanrahan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0754, Page 258
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- (continued from previous page)Half frightened and naked he jumped out of bed.
And he knocked at the door of the two Irish tinkers
But as he rapped louder the more noise they made.
12. His wife she scolded and got in a passion,
But the tinkers they laughed as they hammered away.
Well known that the landlord he could not dispossess them
As long as their bill they continued to pay.
13. For four days they kept on the hammering.
The landlord he charged them on the first day.
Ten pounds but was glad to bestow them one hundred.
Before he could get those dam tinkers away.
14. Since Daniel O Connell he first was elected
The rights of old Ireland he always maintained.
Let them never sure think of a joke on the Irish,
For they would never play tricks on O'Connell again.
- Collector
- Vincent Fallon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Fallon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derryad, Co. Longford
