School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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Local Songs and Local Poets (continued)
“About twenty years ago two men were inside in a public house.”
(continued from previous page)Bar, and he left the house outside the door and went in. the horse went out to the middle of the road and the soldiers came up to Paddy and asked him who owned the horse and Paddy said. "My name is Paddy Drury I come from the Boggy Lane I'm hired by Morgan Sheehy drawing porter from the train." They gave him[?]
Local Songs and Local Poets
“One time there was a raffle at Finnucanes of Greenville Listowel”
One time there was a raffle at Finucanes of Greenville Leatowel and a man by the name of Bill Roche made a song about it. Both great and small on you I call To tell you all about Finucane's goat.
When Mary heard the news she got quite confused.
A raffle for me to night by my oath.
Whach fol the dol the diddle of the dollde A big crowd came to start the game. We h[?] boys of playing till half past one.