School: Yellow Furze
- Location:
- Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 263
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“Perhaps it would be interesting to hear something about a most peculiar old man...”
(continued from previous page)giving him a half-crown he thanked him in this way
"I have travelled East
I have travelled West
And I've travelled all Dungannon
But I never met a decenter man
that Fr. James Buchanan."
"Stack'o Rags was to be seen very regularly in this locality (in this Co) about 40 or 45 years ago.
He carried at least 6 over-coats on his back as well as numerous other articles of clothing.
On his head he wore about 4 tall hats, one on top of the other.
On the extreme top a bunch of spools hung from a piece of cord which put a most peculiar appearance on the strange old man.
"Paddy Whack" was another well known traveller in the place about 30 years ago and got his name from his habit of whacking or hitting the daisies with an ash plant which he always carried in his hand.(continues on next page)