School: Achadh an Easa (roll number 9814)
- Location:
- Aghavas, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Laoise, Bean Uí Chuag
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0228, Page 246
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- My name is Pat O Reilly, a merchant man be dad
and the people of this country they called me Paddy the Lad.
I am after starting business in the town of Coranure
and I have my name and Surname outside my own hall door.
I think I'll be successful in this sedate hotel
for every thing the people wants I have it here to sell
- tea, sugar, starch and blue, currants rice and raisins too,
Sweet Cake, oil cake, currant cake and matches, lamps and lanterns hung up in batches.
So come in young man and have a try,
where you see my goods You will surely buy
Yes! Come along friend foe and cousin.
I am selling herrings by the dozen.
You'll see here before you rise oranges of enormous size
and you'll get here at any price an iron for your loy.
There was never such value sold since Adam was a boy.
With hair pins, pins and needles, thimbles, combs and racks
"Ay Begora boy" the full of 30 sacks.
Anvils, hammers, trowels, sledges,
barber knives, with double edges,
buckets, gallons, kettles, pans,
ovens, skillets and tin cans,
tea cups(continues on next page)
