School: Mohill (B.) (roll number 12415)
- Location:
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Francis Flynn
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- (continued from previous page)Dear George all bills have to be met,
So here's my cheque without regret,
I learn with deepest consternation,
Regarding workmen's compensation,
Your Company has raised the rates,
Instead of granting us rebates,
A special notice is annexed,
No wonder that I'm feeling vexed,
Last year it cost me bobs eleven,
This year I hoped it would be seven,
Instead of that it's near a pound,
I hardly think the system's sound,
So write Headquarters on the spot,
And say their argument is rot,
And if you really know them well,
Say I consigned them all to hell,
They yap about a loss sustained,
In fact appear to be quite pained,
Because they've had to pay their bills
To various Jacks and numerous Jills
Say I regret the step they've taken,
My faith has been severely shaken,
And If they don't reduce their rates,
I'll leave my workmen to their fates,
No longer will I be a fairy,
Godmother unto Frank and Mary.
- Collector
- Archibald Oliver Edward Bradshaw
- Gender
- Male
