School: Eanach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 15221)
- Location:
- Annagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Críocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0625, Page 242
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- (continued from previous page)VI
Well you do look like a foreigner, and that you can't deny,
With your various peculiarities, likewise your foreign eye,
Perhaps you were out at Babylon to cure some slow decline,
Or with the Turks at mecca, to see that old ancient shrine.VII
Well then boys, I can assure you that I never left my home,
And if ever I get back again abroad I will not [?]
O' to think that I'm a foreigner, 'tis all a deceit,
But I wonder what keeps the Clerk with my rent receipt."
Poor Paddy waited all day long to get back his commands,
But the corner-boys soon tricked him as they disappeared in bands,
He shouts up to O'Connell, "Send me down my rent receipt,
Or 'pon my soul tils very soon I'll face to face you meet.VIII
I met a Peeler on his beat, I told him I pair my rent(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Áine Ní Chathasaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Occupation
- Iníon feirmeora
- Address
- Annagh, Co. Clare
- Collector
- M. Ó Críocháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Honan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Caherogan, Co. Clare
