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Drumnatread, Co. Cavan
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S. Stonndúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 032

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    And they brought a pint of whiskey from the sisters of Charity
    Thinking they'd have no bother to bring sweet lips from Kill
    And they brought Terry Burns as he knew the place so well.
    And the penance they left on him was for him to never tell.
    II
    When they arrived then at the place they went in and sat down
    John he called for jug and glass to put the whiskey round
    (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