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School: Saints Peter & Paul, Balbriggan

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Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
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Bean Uí Chorcoráin
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  1. An Old Local Song - Collier the Robber

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    As Dan rode out one morning
    And slowly rode along
    Listening to the nightingale
    And she singing her sweet song
    When up came three mounted troopers
    Kelly, Davis, and Fitzroy
    They all rode out to capture
    This wild young Irish boy
    He robbed the rich to feed the poor
    It was his only joy
    And why should he be captured
    This royal young Irish boy
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. robbers (~423)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Flood
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drogheda Street, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Flood
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drogheda Street, Co. Dublin