School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

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1. The Tyrant Landlord (continued)

   

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   And Menlough leading on the cause,
   of our own dear native land.
   (3)
   Oh! once you were a gentle-man,
   with your four steel-greys on hand.
   The music sound the word went round,
   comes Walter proud and grand.
   But now you see the various scenes
   of misery and fools.
   Instead of high bred racers,
   you were only driving mules.
   But now you know the mule will die,
   and what will Walter do.
   Sell to the Land - Commissioners
   and give it all to you.
   Ahunting now you dare not go
   nor any other fool.
   So care your job and mind it well,
   or you'll surely vex the mule.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Lena Lahen

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Lawrence Lally

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Address

   Fairhill, Co. Galway