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1. Sutton the Poet (continued)

   

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   An old man by the name of Joe Sutton lived down near Rathangan not far from Bridgetown. He was a kind of a poet, very handy at making verses.
   He was summoned wan time for having his ass on the roadside and was brought before the Court. The judge asked him "what have you to say for yourself
   Sutton stood up and said:
   'Poor Joe's ass ran short of grass
   His park was lately sowed
   And Gentleman, I'll do my best
   To keep him off the road."

   Sutton the Poet
   At a place called Ballinalee, near Ballywitty, a family of Crosbie's lived wan time. The Crosbies were tormented from an

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   Lore

   Language

   Béarla

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

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   • James Carroll