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   “As I rode out one evening, It being in the month of May...”

   

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   As I rode out one evening, It being in the month of May A mother and her baby I espied upon my way; As she sat down most common To the milking of her cow, Saying I will and I must get married; For the humour is on me now. II "O" stop your silly talking and hold your silly tongue For there's time enough to get married, For there's ten long years to come. "And then if you'll get married Will you tell who's the man And she answered most common[?] There's William, James, and John A carpenter, a tailor and a man[?]

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   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. filíocht
         1. filíocht na ndaoine (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Fox

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Loch Luachra, Co. Thiobraid Árann

   Informant

   Brigid Mac Donagh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Corrlios, Co. Thiobraid Árann