School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 11_052
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Song (continued)
“I am a bold tinker”
(continued from previous page)ing me down
to view the prime bird
That comes up to our courthouse
That very same chicken fined me a
half-crown.
I was going to jail when I hadn't
the money
And kind Fr Murphy being passong
the way
On hearing my ditty on me he took pity
And out of his pocket the money did pay
So now my kind friends I'm just
going to leave you
I've got no more time or no money to spend
I'll go down to the crossroads to join
JohnMcDonagh
That stole Revilles turf his old kettles to mend.
- Collector
- May Adams
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Adams
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 33
- Address
- Prison North, Co. Mayo