School: Tullycasson
- Location:
- Ardvagh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0965, Page 170
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A Song of a Wake
“In a little Irish town where all trade were running down”
In a little Irish town where all trades were running down,
And Pat Molrane was pressed for ready cash.
His life insured and spent every fraction to a cent.
And his trade came hurling downwards in a crash.
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Pat's wife stood up and said oh Molrane if you were dead.
There is a couple hundred dollars I could take.
So Pat lay down and made out that he was dead.
Until he smelled the whiskey at the wake.
3
Pat Molrane forgot that he was dead.
He got up on his elbow and he said,
If this wake should last a minute
Pat Molrane he must be in it.
So you will have to set me drunk to keep me dead.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eddie Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Log na gCnó, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Terence Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Log Glas, Co. an Chabháin