School: Gusserane
- Location:
- Gusserane, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0871, Page 223
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- Poor little Jemmy was small and slight
His hands were thin and his face was white
His back was bent since one luckless day
He fell from a height he had climbed at play
And care or skill could never restore
His youthful bloom or his beauty moreIt was sad for the child when he first came to know
He was stricken for life by so cruel a woe
It was sad for the boy when in time he could see
Little playates and friends that were younger than he
Shoot up with a growth like twigs in spring
And leave him below a poor misshapen thing
But brothers and sisters neighbours and all
Loved poor little Jemmy so slight and small
Bright little girls soft-hearted and kind
Getting anything good would bear Jemmy in mind
Give him shares of their sweets of their fruits or their flowers
Give him all their new toys and not ask them for hours
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And often the boys that were hearty and strong
Took him up on their backs and would bear him along
To some spot by the roadside or seat in the glads
Where he might look on at the games they played
And even if he ventured to join in the fun
They handled him tenderly every one(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Martin Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Dunmain, Co. Wexford
