School: Coillíní Carrowkelly (roll number 7054)

Location:
Culleens, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ó Brádaigh
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  1. A Song - Knockatinnole Down by the Sea

    Though our farmers are ruined in the country

    Though our farmers are ruined in the country And our profits are nil for our toil
    And wise cracks groucers assure us
    That will die if we live on the soil
    2
    Although markets for cattle and trading
    Are gone by the lord for evermore
    Will keep Burten St. back from (?)
    (?) down by the shore
    3
    Those Dublin boys now needed waking
    Their Commission was surely abore
    So we drove out the bullocks and horses
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Culleens, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Culleens, Co. Mayo