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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
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An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 123

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  1. Ballad - The North Tipperary Labourers (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    Litteton.
    On the 9th day October a letter I did write
    Unto the local goverment for to secure my right
    The servants impressed the council then I did ignore
    And they sent word to Cashin to employ Molloy and more
    As I went into the Councils ground a pretty sight I seen
    A large gate from Wolverhampton, It was fencing in their green.
    For to support home industry in justice they are bound
    And yet a smith to make this gate in Nenagh was not ( found
    The stonecrusher is applied
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Fletcher
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    New Road, Co. Tipperary