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School: Tunnyfoyle

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Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 232

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  1. The Local Fairs (continued)

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    There are people going about telling fourtunes. If you gave them a penny they would tell your fortune.
    There come people from Dublin to Bailieboro' on a fair day and sell clothes on the street. There is a cattle green, a horse green, and sheep green in Bailieboro' that is where people sell the animals.
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  2. Rhyme

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    Married in brown you will live in a town
    Married in black you wish you were back
    Married in blue you will always be true
    Married in red you wish you were dead
    Married in yellow you are a true fellow
    Married in green you are fit to be seen
    Married in pink youre spirits in sink
    Married in grey you will surely run away
    Married in purple you are as true as a turtle
    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
    Anna M. Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullywaltry, Co. Cavan