School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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    With little for to do.
    They put on us the handcuffs
    When they found the work was done
    What a great mistake they now did make
    They did not tie our tongue.
    We sang our pleasant little song
    And danced the chorus neat.
    The Skerries people they came out
    And cheered us down the street.
    Rush, Skerries, and Ballbriggan
    Are united brothers there
    We pay our rent and tax
    And live in unity.
    But this new camp on Skerries strand
    Disturbs our piece of mind.
    But makes us strong in unity so
    long as we're combined."
    Leo Derham
    37 Cross St.,
    Skerries
    From:- Mr. J. Gough (70 yrs)
    Skerries.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Leo Derham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skerries, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr J. Gough
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Skerries, Co. Dublin