School: St Columba's, Buncrana

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 146

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  4. XML “The 1932 Election”

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Isabell Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 42
  2. I'm an upright honest lawyer
    In case you do not know
    I've never been in Arbour Hill
    Or the Castle of Drumboe
    But friends I had in plenty
    And my enemies were few
    Until the big election in 1932.
    II
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