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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 598

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  1. The Swaddlers Tour to Heaven (continued)

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    By religion I'm a Methodist
    But to that I lived upright
    And by nation I'm an Irish man
    And my name is Thomas Wright
    Pray when on earth I ask you
    What methods did you use
    That of this celestial paradise
    You now must be refused
    I love my Church and people
    As you may understand
    But I never thumped my craw
    With my paidrín, in my hand
    Oh! Peter, I'm astonished
    And I wonder at it too
    You stood so long before the
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