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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
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Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    My prosecutor on the bench
    Was Finneran by name
    One of the meanest policemen
    That ever God did frame.
    He swore I gave him insolence
    And said I was at fault,
    But his proper appellation
    Is Sergeant Epsom Salt.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Conghaile
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghnasurn, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mac Dermottroe
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Poet
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Roscommon