School: An Bháinseach (C.) (roll number 11965)
- Location:
- Bansha, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Mheiscill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0575, Page 096
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- As Bansha peelers were one night,
On duty a' patrolling O,
They met a goat upon the road,
Who seemed to be a' strolling O,
With bayonets fixed they sallied forth,
And caught her by the wizen O,
And then they swore out a mighty oath,
They'd sent her off to prison, O,O mercy Sirs, the goat replied ,
"Pray let me tell my story O,
I'm not a rogue or Ribbon boy,
A Croppy, Whig, or Tory O,
Guilty I'm not of any crime,
Petty or high treason O.
My tribe is wanted at this time
For this is the milking season O."Peeler:
"It is in vain you do complain,
Or give your tongue such bridle O.
You're absent from your dwelling-place,
Disorderly and idle, O.
Your hoary locks will not avail,
Nor your sublime oration O,
For Grattan's Act will you transport,
By your own information O."(continues on next page)
