School: Fieldstown, Drogheda (roll number 14462)

Location:
Fieldstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0674, Page 240

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  1. Numbers of people in the locality made songs of their own at different times. One of these songs are "The old Road Belle." It was made by Andrew Shevlin when he came home from America. there was a song made at a spree in Car'- na shanna and it was called "The Swarrie." It was made in a barn of Cooney's by Murphy's of Carterstown. Another song that was made was "Jem Berrills Ass Snowballs". A song was made in Sandpit and it was called "The Sandpit Dancing Class". A rhyme is
    "From the King to the clown
    There is a seat to sit down
    In old Bankerstown in the parlour."
    This was made by the people of Brownstown.
    Another one is
    "I bought a pound of rashers and fried them on the pan.
    But the devil a one would eat them only Katie and Ann.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Winters
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Hamlinstown, Co. Louth