School: Yellow Furze
- Location:
- Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 264
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“Perhaps it would be interesting to hear something about a most peculiar old man...”
(continued from previous page)"Hailstone Jack" was not at all liked by the people in this parish for he was an orange man and hated the Pope.
"Red Paddy" got his name from his red hair and was of a very reserved disposition.
He was a beautiful whistler and was always whistling a tune which he called "Brian Boru's March"
He used to do stone-breaking in the local quarries.Since I wrote about above I heard another interesting little story about "Hailstone Jack".
Once in the Summer a farmer required an extra labouring-man so he asked Jack would he hire with him but Jack replied "I am a hailstone maker by trade and I cannot afford to give you assistance"