School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)
- Location:
- Kealid, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 113
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- There is a man in the parish of Knockanure named Patrick Drury, commonly known as "Pá" Drury.
One day as he was going to Listowel he met two priests, and they told him to make a rhyme about O'Sullivan the reporter, who was then living in Listowel.
This is the rhyme he made.
In this bright town there lives a clown,
He would sell his soul for porter,
O'Sullivan John he is the man,
The dirty mean reporter.
One of the priests gave him 1/6, and the other one gave him 2/6. Pá said "God bless you" to priest who gave him 1/6 and he said "God Almighty bless you" to the priest that gave him 2/6. The priests asked him what the difference(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William Broderick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Daniel Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Carhooearagh, Co. Kerry
