School: Cnoc an Éin Fhinn (Birdhill) (roll number 13991)
- Location:
- Cooleen, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0539, Page 116
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- (continued from previous page)Cuddahie and he rose the ball and struck it and drove it in through George Ryan's window at the far side of the Shannon. The prize was a half barrell of Guinness's stout which the Birdhill men had to pay for. They purchased the half barrell from the man they broke the window on. They brought it out on the street and put it up on a table. Old George Ryan himself tapped it for them and said:-"Guinness stout is here no doubt,
In both wood and bottle;
And Basse's ale will never fail,
To quench a thirsty throttle.
Rum, jin, and wine,
Is very fine;
And makes the weary frisky;
But there's not a draught that was over quaffed,
To equal my own make of whiskey;
Which was Poteen.
One of the hurlers was a publican and he brought the ryme home and had it printed the following day and he put it over the door of his public house. It was only lately removed.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Teefey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coosane, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Michael Teefey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Railway worker
- Address
- Coosane, Co. Tipperary
