School: Smithstown, Castlecomer (roll number 14626)
- Location:
- Smithstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Mhórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 250
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- (continued from previous page)The curses of him sure I'll never forget,
The "Peelers" got vexed and on him raised a row
Sure the mighty big black bear turned out to be a sowI was not able to find out who composed this song, but my brother Maurice taught me the words of it
A Local Song
“My name it is simple Tom Doolen, I live in a place they call Loon.”
My name it is simple Tom Doolen', I live in a place they call Loon.
I own half the fields of Gazebo, and a big slice of mountain in Coon.
I have six cows and calves in Mayhora, and my haggard well stocked with new hay.
And I dont feel the world one bit lonesome, With my "whack fol the diddleo dhay."
In Seach of a wife I went travelling, my self and my friend Jimmy Breen.
We searched every house in the Country, from Clashduff around to Gurteen.
I entered a house of a farmer, whose daugher was very well known,
For making good butter and wholesomes and she holds a fair purse of her own. - Collector
- Willie Moran
- Gender
- Male
