School: An Clochán (C.)

Location:
Cloghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0815, Page 051

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    left them on the straw
    And he gave them leg bail on his mission,
    When Tim's breakfast was done, he sent out his son.
    To make Denny leap like a lamplighter.
    When the two legs he saw, he roared like a Jackdaw.
    "Oh! Daddy, de cow are de Piper".
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    "May bad luck to the baste she had a musical taste"
    Says Tim, "to ate such a chanter,
    Here Paddy, avick, take this lump of a stick
    Drive her up to Glenhealy we'll cant her."
    Mrs Kennedy bawled, the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winnie Feighery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15