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School: Ballycullane

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Ballycullane, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dubhghaill
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  1. A Local Song (continued)

    “We long will remember that wet September, ¶ On Wednesday the 15th near ten at night”

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    On the wettest night of a soul departing, requiring a clergy for him they went.
    Whoever did know Blessed Fr Joe hesitate to go where his master went.
    II
    In the schoolroom there stood a vacant chair and the children's eyes as they looked (down?)
    Missed the smiling face that
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Walshe
    Gender
    Female