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School: Scoil Áine Naomhtha, Ráth gCaola (roll number 6569)

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Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Assidium
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  1. A Song - The Extra Tillage

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    1.
    Long life to Ned Carson Gus Birrell Lloyd George,
    Who ordered by law to increase and inlarge,
    The crops of the Nation regardless of charge
    The Empire to save from starvation.
    We have turnips, potatoes and cabbage in store,
    We have carrots and parsnips and mangolds go leor
    We have rye-grass, and vetches and vape at the door,
    Though we are but a small little Nation.
    2.
    We have oats for the horses their own "bit" while doing,
    We have barley for malting, distilling and brewing,
    We have homegrown tobacco for smoking and chewing
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Hudson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathkeale, Co. Limerick