School: Cill Laichtín, An Caisleán Nua
- Location:
- Killaghteen, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Nioclás Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0489, Page 075
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- (continued from previous page)or for ill.
And one fine day well sail away from the foot of Rooska hill.
- Long ago there was a poor widow living in Rooska, and some other people came and evicted her. As a widow's curse is always supposed to happen she cursed them. Her curse was that anything bought from them would never be lucky.
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As I was walking Maiden Street not very long ago.
I met a charming country girl, she said her name was Flo.
We went and had some photographs in a shop not far away.
And when she got her sticky back why Florrie she did say.(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnagh, Co. Limerick
