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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0072

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  1. A Bit of Poetry about Bidneen Hehir's Sow

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    My father composed this with other boys when going to school in Kilkeedy. Bidneen Hehir lived in Kilkeedy. Co Clare.
    A month ago or may be more,
    I now forget the day,
    Mike Quinn was sent for to take the sow's life away.
    In addition to the Butcher.
    Sure we had a couple more.
    'Mikie Carr and Paddy Mack, that ploughman great of yore,
    We had Paud O'Brien and Nappy Glynn
    Not forgetting poor Bidneen.
    And as I am aware.
    We had the pick of all Colleen.
    2.
    Mike Quinn he took the hammer.
    A dirty job to do.
    Number one was badly missed,
    And so was number two,
    At number three, he struck her knee,
    And number four, the floor.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Roche
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gort, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Roche
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gort, Co. Galway