School: Cromadh (B.)

Location:
Croom, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0506, Page 740

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0506, Page 740

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  1. A cripple went into a cobbler's shop for repairs. The cobbler did whatever was wanted. He expected to be paid for his work but he was disappointed. Neither of them said anything for a minute or so and then the cripple, seeing that something was expected from him spoke and what he said was:
    "If I had only Damer's riches, I'd pay you nicely for your stitches" and the cobbler being a bit of a poet himself said back: "Cripples going about on crutches, I don't charge them for my stitches.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Damer was a very rich man. He lived in Tipperary on the Limerick border near Cappamore. When I was a young lad I used to hear of him in song and in story. He had a beautiful mansion with beautiful entrance gates hung on wonderfully carved piers. On there he had cut the words "What cannot men and money do". A poor poet passing by read the line and put under it: "All the men and money in this place,
    Couldn't put a handsome nose on Damer's face".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daithí O Ceanntabhail
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir