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School: St. Anne's (B.)

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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Mac an t Saoir
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    “Micko plays the knick knacks and Cooney drives the bow Mathew caught the girl by the hand”

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    Micko plays the knick knacks and Cooney drives the bow Mathew caught the girl by the hand,
    Saying "Mary don't go"
    Cooneys and the Jacksons,
    And Mitchell's too, also,
    Conversed about this lunatic going back to Paddy O
    Josie and the Jacksons
    and Gormley as well
    Backed up this old lunatic
    And made his big head swell
    They will get the free woodbine
    And Cooney he'll get none
    There is an other cut throat
    And his name is Andy
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Carey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan