School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 114
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- (continued from previous page)Thomas’s three cronies in the village were: Pat Murray the blacksmith; Pat Mullaney the tailor; Tommie Naughton the shoemaker, and Thomas took the keenest delight in crooning for them when together another verse of Raftery’s song.
Gréasaidhe ar stól mur ndéanadh sé acht bróg
Budh mhian le mnáibh óga bheith i ndáil leis
No Tailliúr ar bórd as a siosúr i gcóir
Mura nGearradh sé acht Cóta no Cába
Ní Cháinfeadh aon tsort, níl beirt agam dó
Acht sé'n figheadhóir sharuigh an Rioghacht
Budh mhaith é i dtigh an óil, Fear-Caithte an spóil
Tá sonas as sógh o Chríost air.The other three knew no Irish—only as they would say themselves an “odd word”, and Thomas would often put in a satirical touch of his own in explaining the verse to them, and he could not understand why Raftery didn’t say something(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
