School: Roundwood
- Location:
- Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Peadar Réamonn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0918, Page 017
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- As far as Mr. Hayde can remember, the only poets he know who lived in Roundwood in recent years was a man Michael Brady.
He composed a song about the waterworks which was carried on in Roundwood in years gone by. Here are a couple of lines,
It being on the 10th of August int ye year of '61
The noble corporation did set fort its ponds
Success to Mr. Never he's a man of noble skill
I hear he has taken the water right down by Gallow Hill.
They worked hard both nigh and day until they hard bottom found
With their chisels and their hammers they made Coolharbour sounds
Malone flew in a passion and this to Martin said
Come show your athority for the holes which you have made
Now, look up there at my barn as firm as a rock(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sean Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Denis Hayde
- Gender
- Male
