School: Grangegeeth (roll number 2630)
- Location:
- Grangegeeth, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seósaimhín, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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Poetry
“This poem was written about a Spanish Ass. ...”
This poem was written about a Spanish Ass.He's as supple as a hare and as merry as a goat
He can pull his fifteen hundred to the top of any moat.
If you start from grange at one o'clock to prove what he can do
You will have you pint in Drogheda before the clock strikes two.
Poetry
“This poem was written on a headstone over a dead ass. ...”
This poem was written on a headstone over a dead ass:-Here lies the remains of ancient Jack,
With many a big load on his back,
If he were alive and could speak his mind
He'd say the Bobby should be fined. Poetry
“Written about a travelling Bellows-maker. ...”
Written about a travelling Bellows-maker:-My name is Kate Cooney I live by my trade
I understand leather and how it is made
I can earn a shilling and spend it as fast
For a wind-broken bellows I'll bring to its blast.
Then here's to the tinker that handles the tin
And here's to the women that are fond of the men.
and here's to myself as long as I last,
A windbroken bellows I'll bring to its blast