School: Mohill (B.) (roll number 12415)
- Location:
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Francis Flynn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 116
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- Old Ireland is a noted place for deep and earnest thinkers;
But no one seems to think about our roving friends, the tinkers.
These move about from place to place, with wagons, carts and tents,
and never seem to worry about laws or Governments.
A happy carefree people all, as hardy as young hares,
Though how they live, or how they die, nobody knows or cares. They have no settled residence, or fixed place of abode,
But ramble round and pitch their tents on any sheltered road;
They build up blazing fires out of bush and farmers' gates.
And cook and eat and sing and fight, and pay no rent or rates.
For frost and snow, and sleet and hail, they have a great disdain.
They never got a colic, cold, or any brand of pain.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Archibald Oliver Edward Bradshaw
- Gender
- Male
