School: Collon (Erasmus Smith) (roll number 16325)
- Location:
- Collon, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Ní Earchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0677, Page 126
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- There is a joke in Collon about a woman who had a pig and a rhyme was made about it. All that is known of it is:Mrs Bingham had a pig and she had no one to ring him.
Hes possessed of demon said Mr Freeman.
He has a fine squeak said Mr Freke.
He has got swine fever said Mr Mc Keever.
No, he's only measely said Davy Heasily.
The pig's only annoyed said Mr Lloyd.
Give him some castor oil said Paddy Boyle.
He has a fine skin said Mr Wynne.
He is very hairy said Sam Carey.
He's worth a lot said John Scott.
A good many pounds said Margarate Downs.
About a fiver said Pat Mc Iver.
Knock off a crown said Tom Browne
We'll sell him in Slane said Katey Lane
We'll sell him in Collon said Johnny Mullen
He'll do best in Ardee said Joseph Mc Kee.
Turn him in again said Mrs Finegan.There is another about a man in Collon who made a plaster for a sick cow and when he put the plaster on he couldn't(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Ms Emerson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Collon, Co. Louth
