School: Áth Dúna, Gleann an Phréacháin, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 12542)
- Location:
- Chimneyfield, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Duinnshléibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0382, Page 438
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- A forecast.
This is a question little boys and girls asked in older school days.
What will we do when the war will come?
The answer.-
We'll go'n[?] in the sky
And p--- down in their eye,
And that's what we'll do.
(Long before the aeroplane was thought of this sort of rhyme was common in the south). Martin Healy, Corse[?], Glenville who died 30 or so years ago.
Said
"The day will come when the cattle will be turned back at the cross roads and the owner will not be asked where he was going with them."
note
When foot and mouth disease broke out about 1914 the cattle were stopped at cross roads leading to the fair and turned back.
The owner will not be asked ------ them.
means that no one would ask how much he wanted for the cattle.
- Informant
- Martin Healy
