School: Newtown, Borris
- Location:
- Newtown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Broin
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- (continued from previous page)every one went to look at him working. He began singing a song and it chorused very well.
"A is for Arithmetic numbers
Fractions which twist themselves up in-to terrible distractions
B is for books which are heavy to pack and heavy to read from the front to the back.
C is for Chirography writing in fine but no one ever can read mine."
He had the whole Alphabet off for a song. After a while the farmer came to look at him working and when the old smith saw him coming he tossed out a cock of hay and lay down on it, and he was himself once more.- Collector
- Lawrence Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballykeenan, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Lawrence Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Ballykeenan, Co. Carlow