School: Rathnure (C.) (roll number 12480)
- Location:
- Rathnure Upper, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Bholguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 154
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- (continued from previous page)any difficulty in (?) Dick was called in and made it all (?). He could cure all complaints in man or beast and the principal part of his medicine was the fruit of the dog-briar and frogs jelly.Here also was the home of Mickey (Kiely?), the poet, and just as an example of his poety I will just give, the first verse of his "Lament on the death of my (?) cat"."Poor Tom, he was a faithful cat, and very full of tricks."
"He'd throw himself upon his back, and play with bits of sticks."
"He'd sit all day upon the (?), for fear I'd be alone."
"And when I'd chance to go to Ross, he'd meet me coming home.".
- Informant
- Mr Walter Furlong
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Grange Upper, Co. Wexford
