School: Mullinavat Convent
- Location:
- Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. M. Lorcán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0850, Page 173
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- There was a poet in Ballynooney about one mile from Mullinavat. His name was Patrick Rose. He used to work with the farmers and got a lot of money from visitors for making poems for them.
One day he was passing down the village of Mullinavat and he saw a sign over a Public House door.If you are dry,
Come in and try.
The flavour of my honey,But he wrote under
I am dry,
But I cannot try,
the flavour of your honey, for if I go in,
The bees will sting, for I've got no money.
- Informant
- Mr Peter Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballylusky, Co. Kilkenny
- He was supposed to be born in America on the Prairies. He always said it was he who composed.
On the Distant Prairie.(continues on next page)
