School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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“One evening last week into Ross I did go I came from the Hook and I passed by Coolroe”
About the year 1894, Guinness firm the principal buyer of barley in Ireland got in a lot of foreign barley for malting, this was ruinous to the Co. Wexford as barley was the principal cash crop the farmers raised. The price of barley fell from 15s/6d to 7s/= per barrel hence the following song was composed.
SongOne evening last week into Ross I did go
I came from the Hook and I passed by Coolroe
I met an old farmer named Maurkeen Kehoe
Going to town with a sample of barleyii
Passing Pat Sullivans at the cross of Dunmain
We went into see Mary and have a small drain
An old woman inside they called Johanna Kane
She was arguing with Catherine Carleyiii
With sighing and sobbing you think she would choke
Saying Johanna honey last year I was broke
I went into town for to auction the yoke
And the landlord came up to me snarlingiv
On the last fair of Ross, I was selling a foal
To buy a new pair of buskens," provisions and coal
He came up to my daughter and swore by his soul
That he should gey the price of my barleyv(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Richard Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Garryduff, Co. Wexford