School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Ráth na gCosarán, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Nic Fheorais
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“One evening last week into Ross I did go I came from the Hook and I passed by Coolroe”
(continued from previous page)v
The barley was bad and the grain it was small
And the "blockers" from Guinness would not buy it at all
I went into the pawn and I popped my old shawl
Four shillings he'd write on it, Harleyvi
Now I went down to Larkin's below in the lane
To get some refreshments and have a small drain
Whom did I meet but the Landlord again
Demanding the price of my barleyvii
That day in my hand I had a nice bit of ash
I cut from the ditch between Cassagh and Nash
I was fully determined his beaver to smash
If he'd give me much more of his parleyviii
I was a short time in Spain and I learned to say
The spanish of what was a letter called K.
I gave him a tip in his dhudeen of clay
If you saw how he hooked it from Carleyix
I gave him a tip and I cut off his wig
He tripped and fell over a run away pig
A little dog passing by that did not care a fig
But picked up the article snarlingx
Last year the corn came from Russia and Spain
It was no good for malting so Guinness was saying(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Garraí Dubh, Co. Loch Garman
- Informant
- Mr Richard Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- An Garraí Dubh, Co. Loch Garman