School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)
- Location:
- Ráth Domhnaigh, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 235
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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. - A farmer in Tipperary made his men plough a rath. Shortly after all his cattle perished and his family all died.
The priest advised him to re-plant it. Each time he attempted it, a storm arose that made it almost impossible for him, however he persevered at it and succeeded after a long time.
He married a second time and Mrs Campion Monaghmore was a child of the second marriage, she told the story. - An old man named Larkin from Bawnmore was being waked and Bill Molloy wanted to show his genius, so he composed the following lines.
"Then" O Lord", says old Mrs (Larkin)
If this be a wake.
For the sake of poor Larkin(continues on next page)
