(Not, p'rhaps, over well-tilled, but of wondrous extent),

Near O'Flanagan Lodge, which are fixed by entail,

Or, through winds often raised, they ere now had set sail.

Now O'Donoghue senior's a cunning, shrewd man,

Who had sketched out his life to the following plan:—

"Just take care of your money when once, 'tis obtained;

For a penny when saved is a penny well gained."

He is short, ugly, shrivelled, and bowed down with care;

What is styled a spare man, or a man all could spare.

He is harsh, much despised by the people around,