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School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)

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Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Máire Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 499

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    “There was a man be the name o' Patsy Connors from this parish, an he was in Taghmon wan day.”

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    When he heard the awful news
    And Connors like a devil stood
    And made no great excuse
    The sergeant then released him
    When he knew it was no fun
    And the news it spread like wild fire
    Round the village of Taghmon
    With James Keating and James Cullen
    And Eddie Brennan's John
    And Connors swore he shaved Kehoe
    At twenty after one
    IV
    He parted with the bobbies
    And bid them all adieu
    And then he went to Marky Browne
    More business to do.
    He ordered up a coffin mounted up to date
    And Pat Kehoe's age 64 was printed on the plate.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty French
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs French
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford