School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 209
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- It was a lovely Summer evening in the bonny month of June.
The lark was blithly singing, all nature was in tune.
The beauty of that summer eve, did inundate my heart.
It was the eve(ning) I fell a victim to a little donkey cart.
Don't be hasty with opining now, lest through your minds it pass.
To be smitten by a donkey cart, is very like an ass.
Sure you'll alter your decision, when the matter is explained.
When I tell you what a bunch of love, this donkey cart contained.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John C. Mullen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Portnablahy, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- M. Mullen
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Breaghy, Co. Donegal
