School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 220
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“A story a story I'll tell you just now. It's of a poor man and he had one cow.”
(continued from previous page)A story a story I'll tell you just now.
It's of a poor man and he had but one cow
to give him sweetmilk
To take to his bread.He rose in the morning
and found his cow dead.
And it's aw my cow
Arrah why did you die
with my Drimin dubh dilis
an céad míle slan.
And its home and rome
my poor drimin dubh.When I go to Derry
I'll buy a new still.
And I'll set it a working
At the foot of the hill.
And I'll drink from the morning
Till I go to bed
And I don't give a ring
If my old cow be dead.And it's aw my cow(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Edward Mc Grory
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Meenagory, Co. Donegal