School: Tunnyduff
- Location:
- An Tonnaigh Dhubh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cathaláin
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- (continued from previous page)It was in pretence of this offence, he dragged me off to jail,
Alone to dwell in a cold cell, my fate for to bewail.
My hoary head on a plank bed, such wrongs for vengence call;
He will rue the day he dragged away the Hackler from Grousehall.
His raid on dogs is surely flogs and shocking to behold;
He will pull up a six months pup and swear he is two years old.
Out side of hell a parallel can not be found at all;
For this vile imp and Devils pimp the sergeant at Grousehall.
Loesition[?] now is all the row and peelers on their beat.
I think it strange how times are changed, so very much of late.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Greaghettiagh, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- P. Reilly
- Address
- Greaghettiagh, Co. an Chabháin