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School: Lios Dubh (C.)

Location:
Lisduff, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 400

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  1. A True Lover of Mine (continued)

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    And sow it all over with one grain of corn
    And then you will be a true lover of mine
    VIII
    You must reap it with a strap of leather
    Every rose grows merry in time,
    And bind it into a pea-cock's feather
    And then you will be a true lover of mine
    IX
    You must yoke three sparrows and carry it home
    Every rose grows merry in time,
    And thresh it into a mouse's hole
    And then you will be a true lover of mine.
    X
    You must thresh it in a mouse's hole
    Every rose grows merry in time,
    And pick it out with a cobbler's awl
    And then you will be a true lover of mine.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Treanlaur, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Mayo