School: Lattoon
- Location:
- Lattoon, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Hiorraí
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- (continued from previous page)her flock of chickens.
- It's about a row I'll tell you now, 'tween a woman and a man.
She told him very quickly how the times were going on.
Some has gold and silver, others has no pence, more people in this world has but very little sense.
When you go to the market Pat with potatoes oats or hay, your sure to meet your comrade boys you will get drunk that day.
The publican he'll welcome you as he's sure of the pence, He knows that drunken people have very little sense. If you rise a row inside the shop the police he will call.
He'll land you out by the back of the neck to the barracks you will roll.
Where you will rise next morning shivering and cold out in the Black Hole. You're sure to get a summons Pat to appear the next court day.
"Was he drunk or disorderly?" the magistrate will say.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Rose Mc Gennis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coragh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Gennis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coragh, Co. Cavan
