School: Keelagh
- Location:
- Keelagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ellen Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 141
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An Old Song (continued)
“In the year 1765 Poet Prady who was a native of this district was arrested and put in prison for selling poteen”
(continued from previous page)IV
You speak much of health when destruction you mean.
Consider the fines you brought on us
You auction my cattle on the public street.
That leaves me to go without brogues to my feet.
That and as much more I could throw in your teeth.
So quite now your boasting of poteen.
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A t'is your own country's gentlemen causes that all.
Although they have you locked in their chamber.
And for the poor man there's no quarters a tall.
When he is brought forth by the gager.
The'ill next send the sheriff to cease for the rent.
And also the gager your wrongs to repent.
So that is the cause of all your discontent.
And the health of old Ireland is poteen.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paul A. Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardamagh, Co. Cavan