School: Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 1289)

Location:
Tallow, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Dhubhshláinge
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  1. Reckoning.
    Round as the world it goes upon wheels.
    Death is a thing that everyone feels.
    If death were a thing that money could buy
    The rich would live, and the poor would die.
    But God in His wisdom has ordained it so
    The rich and the poor alike must go.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mrs Lynch
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford