School: Tullistown (roll number 5751)
- Location:
- Tullystown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs. Sheridan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 210
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Some onions and eggs in two little kegs
A kish where in plenty of turf is
A spade and a grifawn to dig up the lawn
And some manure to cover the Murphies
A dog and two cats to run after the rats
A cock for a clock to give warning
A plough and a sow and a neat Kerry cow.
To give milk for your tea in the morning.
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A churn and a dash to make the cream splash
Some boiling hot water to fill it
To saucepans with handles and to make the rush candles
Some grease in a small metal skillet
For a lump of fat bacon youll not be short taken
With some cabbage to put where the meat is
A pair of new brogues and two osier(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Togher, Co. Westmeath
