School: Taobh Breac (roll number 15227)
- Location:
- Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 239
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- 1. Your mother, sweet peach did you manners teach
Through it’s many years ago.
In the strife for bread, there could leave your head,
Many things that you used to know
But listen to what I’m observing, for in it you’ll find there is truth
No man could be too preserving of the lessons he learned in his youth.Chorus
So take off your hat to the doctor
The doctor that’s come to our town
Riding about in his motor
Knocking pedestrians down.
For, if he finds your decorum
Is in any way on the decline
You will be sure of a Mustard Blister
In exchange for a pauper’s line.2. Nothing so nice as discretion
In the things a man may write
When penning, do it with caution
And trust to the reader’s insight
A Czar once lived in Russia
He cared little who lived at Rome
But why do I must on the days that are gone
There is enough in the days to come.
“So take off etc……..3. The worm will turn, and the foot with spurn
That crushes it in the sand
The noble mind will expansion find
Though it be by unculture banned
Ever yet forgive and forget may the better maxim be
So your feelings restrain and forget the disdain
With a gracious humility.
“So take off, etc……FINIS
- Collector
- Donnachadh E. Mac Congáile
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- James Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
