School: Bloomhill
- Location:
- Cluain Creamha, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: C. Nic Annraoi
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- (continued from previous page)If ever it's your lot to cross the ocean
May the ship you sail on,
Be free from commotion.This poem was written by Jack Hickey about Joe Rafferty from the same place:-You know this man
That walks with a stick
His name is Rafferty,
But he is called "Joe the trick"
With a big pair of feet
And a long pair of toes
Every place he goes
There is a drop from his nose.He is always going about
With his pony and dray
Especially to the house
He gets the most tay
Pour old Joe is on the run
He is a mean old Bocka
He is a son of a gun.From morning till night,
From November till May
He is always going about(continues on next page)
