School: Bullán (roll number 13432)
- Location:
- Bullaun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0096
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- (continued from previous page)down to the table he had only tea, bread and butter. "Where is the meat", said he. "We have none" said the daughter, "you threw it out in the yard last night". "If that is the truth", said he, "I never knew I was a fool till now".Got from: My Father Matie 50 years, Ballyara, Bullaun.
By: James Mahony, same address on the 26th June 1938.
- Signs of RainThe hollow winds begin to blow
The clouds look back, the grass is low
The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep
And spiders from their cobwebs creep
Last night the sun went pale to bed
The moon in halos hid her head
The boding shepherd heaves a sigh
For, see, a rainbow spans the sky.
The walls are damp the ditches smell
Closed is the pinkeyed pimpernel
Hark! how the chairs and tables crack
Old Betty's joints are on the rack
Loud quack the ducks, the peacocks cry
The distant hills are looking nigh(continues on next page) - Collector
- Teresa Flannagan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ben More, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Jim Flannagan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Ben More, Co. Galway
