Scoil: Cloghan (B.), Banagher

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   “It is interesting as showing the standard of living of the people of this parish about 80 years ago.”

   

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   It is interesting as showing the standard of living of the people of this locality about 80 years ago. There was a workman named Larry Ryan working with a family called the Colgans of the cross, because their house was and is situated where the road from Cloghan to Birr, branches off the road from Cloghan to Banagher. Larry very seldom got bacon to eat. He had porridge and milk for breakfast, potatoes, milk and butter for dinner and porridge and milk for supper. He might get bacon on the rare occasions that the Colgans had distinguished visitors. One day the agent of the landlord came to the house and bacon was cooked. When Larry came in he got the smell of bacon and he was expecting some but he got none. So he composed the following verse. I thought I got the smell of bacon But faith I was mistaken It went into the parlour to our nobles so fine And there was only potatoes and buttermilk For me and Larry Ryan

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   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Francis O' Connor

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Bailitheoir

   John Robinson

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mrs Timothy Mulhare

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Gairm bheatha

   Shopkeeper (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Cloghan, Co. Offaly