School: Gleann Buidhe (roll number 14847)

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1. A Song

   “Come on my lads and lassies and listen to me.”

   

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   I Come on my lads and lassies, and listen unto me. A word or two I'll tell you about a little spree. II. The dance was held in Brandy Lees. It was wild and stormy weather. III. The house was small and we with all. With cruel fate were thrown together. IV The host was there, with wax black hair, upon his little head. he had a forlorn upon his face you would think his Aunt was dead. V. He had down John Mc Gowan to act, buttler, cook, and slut. To issue out the rashers to every hungry gut. VI. Pat Mc Diarmuid came first for tea.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Arline Golden

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tullyskeherny, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Mr Robert Golden

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   45

   Address

   Tullyskeherny, Co. Leitrim