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School: St Egney's (C.), Buncrana

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
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Ellen Daly
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    The lad he said come let us go before that it gets dark,
    And we will go up to Milton bridge and be in time for crack.
    For crack I have been ignorant the likes I never have seen,
    So I took delight that moonlight night on Dunree sandy strand.
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    When we got up to Milton Bridge all the girls they were there,
    I must admit they were beautiful they were beyond compare,
    Some of them had sweethearts while the most of them had none.
    And some of them were like myself they were only there for fun
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    So farewell to Dunree as I am going away,
    I am so very sorry I can no longer stay,
    So farewell that football team likewise you one and all.
    I'm bound for Boston City far far away from Donegal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Dan Mc Rory
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Muineagh, Co. Donegal