School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)
- Location:
- Aughrim, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0223
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- (continued from previous page)carries her feet in her belly, and walks upon none. She goes far for a living and seldom comes home. (A ship)As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had a sack, each sack had a cat, each cat had a kit. Kit, cat, sack, wives, and all; how many was that going to St Ives? (Myself only, because I only met them)Born I was of flesh, blood, bone, as other creatures be.
And now no flesh nor blood nor bone there doth remain on me. They took me from my mother's side where I was finely bred.
And when to perfect age I came, they then cut off my head.
They gave to me a bitter drink, by which such power I had
I set at war the best of friends and made true lovers glad.
(A quill pen)
