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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16349)

Location:
Dromore, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
John Noonan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1097, Page 173

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  1. Local Ballads - Killeter Fair

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    Attention, honest country folks a wee while if you please
    And I sing to you a verse or two to amuse you at my ease
    Its all about a handsome maid to find her equal would be rare
    And the first place that I met her was in Killeter Fair.
    Chorus
    Oh, her eyes they shone like diamonds
    & her cheeks were like the rose
    She is my first & only love no matter where she goes.
    She stole my heart completely boys: the truth I must declare
    & the first place that I met her
    Was in Killeter Fair.
    II
    Twas on a bright May Morning & everything looked gay,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Noonan
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Francis Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killygordon, Co. Donegal