Tag: School
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The Stories of Seamus No9
Mr. Mangin Last week as I drove home from my work office I passed by my old primary school, which caused me to recall the days that I spent there, so many years ago. As I thought about those days, a certain image returned to me and was very clear in my mind. It was…
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AN IRISH SCHOOLHOUSE.
By Arthur M. Forrester. (1889) Upon the rugged ladder rungs— whose pinnacle is Fame— How often have ambitious pens deep graven Harvard’s name; The gates of glory Cambridge men o’er all the world assail, And rulers in the realm of thought look back with pride to Yale. To no such Alma Mater can my Muse…
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Letter From America
“Wake up there, Jenny!” shouted Bridie Ferguson as she ran up to her neighbour’s door. “What in the name of Jaysus is wrong with ye?” replied Jenny Dunn. “Did you not hear the news?” “What news? What’s it about?” Bridie shouted at the top of her voice, “Sure there’s a letter from Amerikay in the…