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   In the midst of a meadow,
   Well covered with grass.
   I just took two acres.
   To tether my ass.
   find the length of the cord
   That, if feeding all round.
   My donkey may graze
   Just on that portion of ground.

   When I was young they did me cut,
   And in a hole thy did me put,
   When I was scarcely six months old,
   They came in search of my poor soul,
   With iron and steel they did me turn,
   With fire and water they did me burn,
   When I was naked or in my jacket
   They knew a place to put me in.
   One Tongue.

   There was a man
   Who offered me a wife
   She was both fair and young
   She had the English, The
   Greek and the Latin tongue.
   I thanked him and told him,
   I wanted no such
   A wife with one tongue
   I thought her too much.

   

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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. riddles (~7,209)
      2. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mrs A. Montgomery

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Corr, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   H. Montgomery

   Gender

   Unknown

   Address

   Corr, Co. Cavan