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  1. The Downfall of Schull (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    A half-a-loaf tis ever said
    Is better far than nought of bread
    A German force you may rely
    Will surely take but will not buy
    And Vulcan if he makes a haul
    Wont pay you any price atall
    Ere to the town you turn tail
    Proclaim at once a cheapened sale
    And say with no uncertain voice
    "We're selling goods below Cost Price"
    Through Europe quivers neath war's shock
    Though nations sway and empires rock
    Though rifles crack and cannons roar
    And soldiers wade through human gore
    And bloody fights by land and sea
    May stagger yet humanity
    That you're selling goods at prices small
    Author: Joe Helen (who was employed in the Schull Workhouse)
    Copied in by Rita Newman, late of Derreenatra Schull
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Skull, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Rita Newman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreennatra, Co. Cork