School: Gráinseach Ailt an Chaistín (St. Johnston)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Ó Seanacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 26
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- (continued from previous page)They shavelled a hole richt sheedily,
And laid him on his back,
"A richt pair are ye, quoth the pedlar,
Sitting bold upright on his pack.
"Ye' think ye ha'e laid me snugly here,
Whare na one will know my station,
Bit I'll haunt he' far and I'll haunt ye near,
Father and son, wa dread and fear
Ta the nineteenth generation".That night there was a dreadful flood
Three days the skies did pour
And the top wea foam and the bottom wea mud,
The burn in fury did roar.Quoth she "Aul man ye need na fear
See by the dull firelight,
Stumpy canna cross the burn,
He'll na be here the night(continues on next page)
