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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

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Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 142

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    (142)
    "Twas upon the tenth of March
    Our seeds we all did sow
    For a little recreation, to
    Skerries we did go.
    The sea smiling by our side
    Our horses feet were dry
    We demanded them a passage
    To us they did deny
    Pull down this pier
    Leave this road clean
    The gentle lamb did say
    I fear your deeds are out of date
    And cannot find the key
    Into our work like brave and gallant men
    We left it free and wide
    And led out horses by the head
    To wash them in the tide.
    The police ran thro' Skerries town
    At us they took a view
    It's very strange to see them there
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Leo Derham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Skerries, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr J. Gough
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Skerries, Co. Dublin