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School: Tomhaggard

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Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Riain
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  1. A Local Poet

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    Long ago there lived around here a man named Jass Sutton. He was a poet. One day he was down in Kilmore selling fish. A woman came out to him and asked him the price of the fish. She told him that they were too dear.
    He answered-
    My fish is dear I know,
    They were caught in Kilmore Harbour
    But if you are wanting cheaper fish
    Here comes Billie the Barbour.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamonn Connick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford