School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)
- Location:
- Aclint, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Neill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 282
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Local Songs (continued)
“O boys do you remember ¶ the year if thirty two.”
(continued from previous page)But this was Echlans [?] plans
and Patrick Brennan by his side,
Stood up t give old jaw
and soon he was contradicted
by a man called Richey Hawe.
Local Songs
“John Campbell the innventer ¶ of mechanics was headventre”
I
John Campbell the inventor
of mechanics was headcentre
He said it 'enbiken' that
he was pretty keen.
He ran down to Bernard
Farrell and begged of him a barrel,
From this he would construct
an excellnt machine.
II
O Boys O Did you ever hear the like
All the neighbours came running round.
To see Campbell and the bike.
And a lot of them admitted
And the Majority of them swore
That they never saw.
A single doublehandled barrelled
bicycle before,(continues on next page)