School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)
- Location:
- Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: M. Ní Raghallaigh
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- When Mr Whelan was brought to court for making rhymes about his neighbours, he was asked by the Magistrate "do you make rhymes". Whelan immediately answered "Yes my Lord by times
One of the rhymes he was accused of making was about a lame man
"Hippety hoppety cock of the town
One leg up and one leg down"- Collector
- Moya Scully
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Eileen O' Toole
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 25
- Address
- Scotland, Co. Carlow