School: Ceapach an tSeagail
- Location:
- Cappataggle, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Antoine Ó Monacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0013
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- Headed like a thimble tailed like a rat
You may guess everything but you would never guess that.
A pipe.
Little Jenny Huddle sitting in a puddle
And her green gown on.
A rush.
As I went up the boreen I met a man, he let a bawl, he had whiskers of flesh, a mouth horn and such a man was never born.
A cock.
Who is the young girl whom nobody wishes to meet?
Misfortune.
The man that made it did not want it
The man that wore it did not see it.
A coffin,
- Under the fire over the fire and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynaclogh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynaclogh, Co. Galway
