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School: Tón Ruadh (roll number 12809)

Location:
Tonroe, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Giobaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 111

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  1. A Local Song (continued)

    “In Dennie street in sweet Tralee”

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    When I heard my sentence passing
    I begged his honour pardon
    I put a shilling in his fist
    To show him how it happened
    The law you make you cannot break
    Your honour will not failt it
    You are listed now as well as me
    And you are wanted out to Malta
    His honour then made no delay
    He dressed himself in dramson
    And he popped me over one pound one
    Saying Paddy you have done me handsome
    I counted it before his face
    And showed it to the sergeant
    Saying this will answer me as well as ye
    I'll go home and cut the harvest
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Iosaipín Ní Chuinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Botinny, Co. Mayo