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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

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Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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    Crawling along getting on by the wall,
    To hear the bell ring to give us a call,
    At eight in the morning the breakfast comes on,
    The rinse of brown jars it's no wonder we're strong,
    A pint of thin it's a nourishing dram,
    An that is the ration for paupers.
    I mend like a pauper and work like a slave,
    And very poor rations no wages to gain,
    Neither pipe or tobacco my mind for to please,
    While others are paid for their
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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
    Collector
    James Hellen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr C. Hellen
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork