Cooper Hill
- loyalty to the King.
Carlow
Sentinel,
Saturday Morning, December 13th 1919.
Dawson
School, Cullamor, Co. Carlow.
To the
Editor of the "Carlow Sentinel".
Sir - It’s
now more than 60 years since the above school was closed.
Any of the
old boys who are alive will be interested to read the following lines,
sent to me by Charlotte, the last surviving daughter of the Rev. Mr.
Dawson, who I regret to say, is not in such comfortable circumstances as
we would all wish:-
Dear Auld
Ireland.
Shure a
little bit of trouble fell on Dublin Town one day, And reflected on her
people in a cruel sort of way, But when the Angels saw it they said,
alas 'tis true, But we must not judge the Irish by the actions of a few.
- So let every one
remember there's a maxim we all know,
- There always
will be Black Sheep no matter where you go,
- And with a
slight exception of this disloyal band,
- The song they
sing is "GOD SAVE THE KING" in dear old Ireland.
I suggest
that it would be well if a Christmas present could be presented from the
Cullamor boys, to Miss Dawson.
The Rev.
Canon Burnett, The Rectory, Graigue, and myself are prepared to receive
subscriptions which will be acknowledged in this newspaper.
(signed) C.H.
Cooper, M.I.C.E.. J.P., Cooper's Hill, Carlow.
[Note added 2011. The "little bit of trouble fell on
Dublin Town one day" refers to The 1916 Rising.]
The above is a true and
accurate transcript of the original document.
- Transcribed by M. Purcell c2011.
- Old newspapers in the PPP.