School: Ughtyneill (roll number 12897)
- Location:
- Ughtyneill, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad, Bean Uí Chinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0705, Page 241
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- Composed by Patrick O'Reilly who taught in Drumconrath Natl. School more than 70 yeats ago, and published in a volume of Poems issued by him called "The Rural Harp" now out of print and extremely rare.I
By a snug turf fire sitting with my wife beside me knitting,
And a little dog and kitten playing tricks upon the floor
Late I sat engaged in poring the deep mystery exploring
Of a problem that was boring, boring me that day before
In a school where noisy urchins I have got to teach 4 score
Yes indeed and often moreII
And the light that from my taper dimly fell on book and paper
Was obscured by a thick vapour from a pipe my visage bore
For if moodiness attack you or perplexing thoughts should rack you(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cristiná Nic an t Saoi
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymakane, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Padraigh Ó Ceanglaigh
- Gender
- Male
