School: Kiltrustan (roll number 4111)
- Location:
- Kiltrustan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Mac Tighearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 025
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“Now time and years bring changes as to you I will explain...”
(continued from previous page)VII
This friend being in a hurry had no time there to delay
She immediately met Pat Shannon and told him to get the hay.
Now day advanced towards evening and the sun went slowly down
And Dufficy waited for the key but no one came from town.
VIII
He soon lost all his patience it being almost ten o'clock
And he swore by all that's holy that he'd soon make Pateen hop.
He started down for Diffley's but Pat he could not find
But he met with Peter Diffley and they quickly were entwined.
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They argued it out together till twelve o'clock had some
Then down to Lacky Shannon's Peter Diffley he did run.
He quickly told his story and they handed him the key
And says "You are a lucky man for 'twas nearly thrown away.(continues on next page)