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School: Crois Bhóthar

Location:
Pollacorragune, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Bhreitheamhan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0039, Page 0263

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  1. Amhráin (continued)

    “My blessing rest upon thee ¶ thou merry olden time”

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  2. Amhráin

    “When sweet Kelly's ert when the Phoenix were dawning”

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    1.
    When sweet Kelly's ert when the Phoenix were dawning,
    I went to the Fair and my Cattle I sold
    To buy for my father a vest and a trouser,
    A pope for my mother, Tobacco and brogs
    2.
    I sold the two cows and a sheep to a dealer,
    And he paid me the cash both in silver and gold,
    And Biddy abused me and called me a "schemer"
    And left me blind drunk on the side of the road.
    3.
    We drank the good health to the friends and the neighbors,
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