School: Cill Moibhí (C.) (roll number 13081)
- Location:
- Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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- There was a window lived in this place,
She reared three charming sons,
Their father died and left them when they were very young,
A long time she endeavoured to main-tain her darling sons
Till the youngest son became a man.
At the age of twenty one
One night he discoursed his mother
Those words he then did say
I think it will fall on one of us to go far away,
Your land is too small to support us all
And if you will agree I'm fully bent and well content a clergyman to be
The mother been glad to hear such thoughts come in his mind
She spoke into his brothers and they did all agree
So they sent him off to College as clergyman to be
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He was not long in College when(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mollie Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Frain
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilcashel, Co. Mayo
