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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 410

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    The following poem was written by Pat Fitzpatrick, Carn - Newbliss who died about seven years ago - aged 65. Felix Beagin of Carn got a lame man to mow his corn, when there were many others available.
    Many a mean turn the Beagins did
    Many an act both mean & low
    But the meanest turn they ever did
    Was getting Lame Moore to mow.
    If all the grain that was on my plains
    Should lie & rot, food for the crow,
    I'd willingly let all go to loss
    Before I'd get lame Moore to mow.
    The Beagins' fortune was amassed unjustly
    The White Leghorn fraud the world doth know
    (They had a Leghorn Fowl Station)
    But I'd let all go without a murmur
    If they hadn't got Lame Moore to mow.
    Oh! Carn boys how did you bear it
    Why didn't you rush with blackthorn & spade
    When in your town the news went round
    That lame Johnny Moore had presented a blade.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Willie Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doosky, Co. Monaghan