School: Cnapach (Crappagh) (roll number 7529)
- Location:
- Crappagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Horan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 311
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- What is it that has scared the Rope Moore's goat?
And raised him from his den?
Vibrating o'er the hills
And wakened up Tom Glenn.
Are German raiders roaming o'er
Our verdant hills and braes?
No! it is the Dooskey "fleas".
These hell-hounds come from Lower town.
(between Greenan's Cross & Smithboro)On past Loughran's kraal
Vast numbers swarmed Tyredigan
And threatened Cornawall.
Get Bartley's ladder if you can
Put it to Croarkin's wall
And from the topmost run you'll view
These fleas o'er Tatna gall.The "fleas" are the National Volunteers,
On the same subject:-
Down the slopes of Dooskey
Came a band with heavy tread
Packed helmets on & eyes afire
Wee Henry at their head."Wee Henry" - Henry Rooney - died some years ago.
