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   III
   Some say that "Cub" he will never grow fat
   For he never again puts a "make" in the hat,
   But he tells them quite plain he must earn his grub
   And poor simple Matt has another young "cub".

   These lines were written about Elliot - no one will admit authorship. - The reference to the "cellar" was referring to an incident which occurred on a Drogheda steet. Elliot had become inebriated & fell into a man-hole - all the rest enjoying his discomfiture.

   
   The Shark and the Minnow

   A Shark and a minnow in Gráinseach Gaoith
   If the shark ate the minnow how happy we'd be,
   If the minnow was poison & the shark might die
   And leave a crocodile tear on everyone's eye.

   By Patrick Elliot

   [The "shark" was Mr. Goodwin -;
   the "minnow" was Elliot himself.]

   Of all the meadows e'er I seen
   There's none so light at all,
   As one on yonder slope,
   The cocks are thin and small,
   But let it be who he will
   Or what he may,
   I hope he'll have contrition
   Who stole John Wogan's hay.

   By Patrick Elliot

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   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Margaret Kealy

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   45

   Address

   Grangegeeth, Co. Meath