School: Knockerra (C.), Killimer

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1. The Old Man's Saying (continued)

   

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   The Clogs and earwigs will creep up on me
   the Next day they will take place in my Nostrils
   My hands I cannot raise to shake them off me
   And this to all Sinners as turn about
   Next the great accounting day will on Mount Calvery
   on Monday Morning at a trembling hour
   the trumpet will Sound to awake their Slumber
   all at the age of 88 years
   The Blazing plants will fall from the fernaments
   The earts will be in flames with a quick whirl wind
   there will be assembled there millions quidrillons
   Clear numbers than Branded to stand to the right
   Our Savour So glorious then will come forward
   like beams of the sun and he all dressed in white
   his gold armchairs and his table of Silver
   Brighter than Silver our Souls to delight
   There is fear can escape there share of purgutary
   With proper fair [?] no deceit in ballancing
   all will be weighed on the Scales of Sanctity
   Sentence then passed according to Crime
   all the wicked Customs will be Shaking and Shivering
   for hell will be open hoping to Swallow them
   all the Bright Angles conveyed by his Blessing
   to Heaven for ever No end to their joy

   I hope you will be able to understand this Scribble
   Not much more to Say
   I hope to See ye Soon with the help of God Best wishes
   from T Downes Pound Street
   Kilrush
   good luck

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ellen Culligan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knockerra, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Mr Thomas Downer

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   77

   Address

   Kilrush, Co. Clare