School: Clonoulty (roll number 578)
- Location:
- Clonoulty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Timothy Gleeson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0584, Page 043
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- Hickeys of Demone
Says Peter to Jack, "It is Summer
It's now in the first week of May
'Tis time for to let out the cattle
And try to dispose of our hay
It's useless to take it to markey
Besides we don't want it at home
But false swearing to us is no treason."
Says the Grabber belong to Demone.
"Let you strike a match to the barn
And when it is blazing quite strong
Then I'll make an awful alarm
And you ride the bike to Dundrum
You know we'll be well compensated
We're bycotts it's very well known
We're the backers of Maude and his offsprings"
Says the Grabber belong to Demone.
So he mounted his bike and he started
To the barracks he soon did repair(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Coman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clogher, Co. Tipperary
