School: Mohill (B.) (roll number 12415)
- Location:
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Francis Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 103
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- "Mother lay out my plus four clothes,
Silken shirt and my college tie,
Fair isle jumper, and draughtboard hose,
Stetson hat, Python shoes, for I,
Have an appointment -- an acid test,
And to win my point I must be well dressed. ""An appointment son, and important too,
Is it pleasure, or love, or merely business?
I'll certainly lay out the clothes for you,
But pray don't tax me with too much quizziness,
If I ask you about that acid test,
And why you desire to be well dressed?""Dear mother today I received a note,
From that cheerful chap who inspects our taxes,
"Come down to Sligo" he gaily wrote,
"This is the place to grind your axes,
Bring your accounts -- that's the acid test,"
"So mother 'twill pay me to be well dressed."
"(Go al)
"Go along you gawk, don the oldest rags,
Dungarees, and the Home boy's clogs,
Cardigan jacket made out of bags,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Archibald Oliver Edward Bradshaw
- Gender
- Male
