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1. The Peregrination of Charley Gill (continued)

   

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   Some were shifting buckets, of this I don[?] complain,
   But the yells and shouts around m[?] and the screaming of the weans.
   Early the next morning before the cloc[?] struck five,
   I got up knelt down thanked God that I was still alive.
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   At eight o'clock were summoned by the ringing of the bell
   To line up for the breakfast I remember very well
   "Buck up and don't be lagging" says surel[?] Neill Mc Cool,
   "If late you'll do without it, thats laid down in the rules."
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   Then up came Maggie Stinson tearing through the hall,
   She wore a tommy shanter and a great

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Willie Gillespie

   Address

   Sessiagh (O'Neill), Co. Donegal