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School: Naas (Christan Bros.) (roll number 16708)

Location:
Naas, Co. Kildare
Teachers:
T. Ó Neachtain S. Ó Súilleabháin
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  1. A Poem (continued)

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    I couldn’t but ask it,
    For in her hand she carried a broom.
    “Old woman, old woman, old woman” quoth I,
    “Oh whither, oh! Whither, oh! Whither, so high?
    To brush the cobwebs off the sky
    And I’ll be with you by and by.
    Rev. Fr. Mac Manus (40)
    Tullamore.
    Noel Finn
    Highland View Tce.
    Naas.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. A Poem

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    A Poem 7 – 10 - ‘38
    The following is a poem which I heard from my companions.
    What’s the news, what’s the news?
    De Valera sold his shoes,
    To buy ammunition for his men.
    He was walking up the steps,
    When he fell and broke his specs.
    And the cowardly little beggar ran away.
    He was eating currant bun when he heard an English gun.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Collector
    Michael O' Halloran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    South Main Street, Co. Kildare