School: Moyvore
- Location:
- Moyvore, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 494
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- Come all ye lads and lassies, come listen to my rhyme.
Its all about a pair of boots Kit Murtagh had sometime
The price of boots being very high and trade being very slack
When someone with the slight of hand, took them through the back.
When Lyons came down next morning he found to his dismay,
That a pair of boots upon the shelf has somhow gone away.
Next to come was Murtagh with jumps, and leaps and bounds
To report it to the Sergeant he thought he had good grounds,
He went up to the Office to send a message through.
That the shop was broken into by a dirty "rotten" crew.
The Sergeant when he heard the dreadful news said to Guard Maguire we have no time to lose.
For Murtagh is a decent man for him we'll do our best,
And they raided "Bulleen Killian" and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shinglis, Co. Westmeath
