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School: Latnamard (roll number 16769)

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Latnamard, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Mary Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 409

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  1. An Old Poem (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    Down the slopes of Dooskey
    Came a band with heavy tread
    Peaked helmets on & eyes afire
    Wee Henry (Henry Rooney - died some years ago) at their head.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. An Old Poem

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    The following comes from the same source. Paddy Whelan - Dooskey (R.I.P.) had an arbor day for this district. The people were provided with trees to plant & lime to whitewash their houses.
    Shoulder your brush & join the crush
    Spare neither bug nor flea
    And whitewash all your houses
    On this our Arbor Day.
    Watch Lecklevra Pat (McPhillips)
    He's a curious bloke
    For if he danders to the Cross (Greenan's Cross)
    Around your tree he'll hoke.
    (Lecklevra Pat was nicknamed the Pig.)
    Shoulder your brush & join the crush
    And turn out to a man
    To exterminate the vermin
    That's round about the bran.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Willie Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doosky, Co. Monaghan