School: Cúl Mín, Inis

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1. Idle Jim (continued)

   

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   To learn to do the things he ought.

   But Jim so fond of fun was he.
   His hand were dirty are could be.
   His boots were untidy that is true
   For Jim had something else to do.
   He played with toys and guns and springs
   With marbles, peg tops and their strings.
   And in the morning late for school.
   Was not the exception but the rule.

   And now the truth to you I'll tell.
   As Jim ne'er tried to do things well
   But idled all his early days.
   And learned some very idle ways.
   He's now to work so hard for bread.
   He often wishes he was dead.
   Because he says he was a fool.
   To avoid his lessons when at school.

   There was a hedge-school in Shannchoole long ago. The master's name was Shalloo. The scholars used to sit on a stone covered with a mat of rushes. The children went to school at nine o'clock and came home at three in the evening.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. schools (~4,094)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joseph Grace

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shannacool, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Michael Grace

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shannacool, Co. Clare