School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 439
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- XML “Féilí na Bliana - Oíche Sheáin Naofa (Oíche Tine Sheáin)”
- XML “Funny Stories - Stories Relating to Paddy Drury Poet”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Once upon a time Paddy Drury the poet was very drunk and he was coming out of Limerick. He was eating a loaf of bread and he saw a woman with a little dog. The woman called him and asked him to throw the dog a bit and Paddy caught the dog by the tail and threw the dog over the ditch. People in Knockanure laughed at Paddy Drury the Poet. He said:-
"Knockanure both mane and poor
A church without a steeple
Where ignorant boors look over half-doors,
To laugh at decent people".
