School: Carraig an Dubhais (Craigadooish) (roll number 10360)
- Location:
- Creaghadoos, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Laura Rountree
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 312
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- (continued from previous page)67 It takes a hat to make a hat
68 Do to-day thy nearest duty
- IHeard yet not tell of stumpy's brae
Sit down sit down young friend
It would make your flesh to creep today
And your hair to stand on endIIYoung man it is hard to strive with sin
But the hardest strife of a
To where the greed again creeps in
And drives God's grace "awa".IIIIt's quick to do but it hang to rue
When the punishment comes at last
But we would "gie" the world to do
The died that are done and past.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Laura Rountree
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
