School: Tombrack (roll number 15940)
- Location:
- Tombrack, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máighréad, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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- (continued from previous page)362forget it to my dying day. The poor woman now 98 years of age rushed from one part of the house to another, and kissed the stones on the window sill of her ruined home.Anthony Ryan
Raheen
Kilrush
Ferns.
Co Wexford.
- Tom Grannell, the Poet.In Ballyboy some time about 100 years ago there was born a man of the labouring class who when he came to man's estate seemed to have a particular genius for poetry. Most of his verse dealt with religious contraversy as his native parish Ferns at that time was infested with bigots.
On one occasion he wanted to go to Carnew Races, but didn't like to ask his employers for money.
So he passed the following slip to him at breakfast
"When you are done with your tea and eggs
Get up on your pair of legs
Go to the till and give me some money
Oh! Dont refuse Mister honey"(continues on next page) - Informant
- Anthony Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Raheen, Co. Wexford
