School: Garryross
- Location:
- Garryross, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 463
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Jemmy Johnny was a farmer who lived in the townland of Aughlion some 40 years ago. She was nicknamed the Gom. This day he had a man digging potatoes, and the day came []. They went in and sat down at the fire on which was a pot of spuds boiling. Jemmy asked Frankie (another nickname a lad), to sing a song.
After great fencing he started of
There came to the mountain a poor gom from Erin
The skin on his a - was a tight as a drum
He sat by the fire watching the praties
Saying heavenly father will they ever be done
Given by Patt Lee Cornacreeve.The minister and the Parrott
particular house had a parrott
imitated everything it heard.
Coal man was getting []
One day taking orders for caol.
He shouted in any coal to-day
- Informant
- Pat Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornacreeve, Co. Cavan
- This particular house had a parrot that imitated everything it heard. A coal man was going his rounds one day taking orders for coal. He shouted in "any coal today(continues on next page)
