School: Brosna (B.) (roll number 13018)
- Location:
- Brosnach, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Aonghus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 356
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“The pension having reached us caused our hearts to throb,”
(continued from previous page)Was that grey haired three score and teh who many a horse did shoe,
From Brosna he absconded or of late did quit.
He is living now in the iron house that is Denis Lane the smith,
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And his darling wife that made the wish to receive her cash the same,
And she says to Mr Humphry I am the wife of Denis Lane,
So grant to me a pension book and kindly let me go,
May god reward you through your life was heard from old Nano,
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Cronin and old Daviin they are getting it for sure,
Like wise the tailor Culloty and the butcher old Pat Moore,
Con Daly up in Barrack lane he feels an awful crank,
He can add his weekly pension to what he has now in bank,
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Another jolly, gay old man I went nearly leavin out,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Benjamen Guiney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Gleanntán Loiscthe, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Phil Roche
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lavalla, Co. Chiarraí