School: St Johnston (2)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 248
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- (continued from previous page)(VI)How perfect are the laws He laid
The joys of Spring detract and fade
Then rise in majesty remade
Another Spring.
- The Spring is here with its mirth and cheer
The birds are trilling gaily
'Neath a smiling sun the work's begun
And becomes more strenuous daily.
Good fruit to ensure we must get manure
'Tis work to make your limbs sore.
For the black sea wrack is sore on the back
To cut and creel through a rough shore.
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When the lamp is lit we prepare the [?] Composed of creels and wrack hooks
and early next day we cross the bay
and begin to cut in the shore nooks.
We follow the tide working side by side(continues on next page)
