School: Currin
- Location:
- Corran, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Liam Ó Léighinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 317
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- There was a family in Currin and their names were Flynn's. They could make a poem about anything in a very short time.
One night there was a terrible storm and the gable end of Jerry Burke's house was blown down. The next morning when Jerry got up he said he would have to fix it before the Flynn's would see it and make a poem about it. Before breakfast Jerry had to go to Flynn's for something. He saw a paper in the window and the words that were written on it were Jerry's Blast. They were just ready
