School: Baile Locha Riabhach (Clochar)

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1. A Local Song

   “Come, come beautiful Eileen,”

   

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   I Come, come beautiful Eileen, come for a drive with me, up by the mountains and down by the fountains, and away over the valleys, and won't it be lovely, Make up you mind, and don't be unkind to me, And we'll drive to "Old Loughrea". II To the road I'm no stranger, I'm no Connaught ranger, And leap like a bird on my jonten car, But Eileen said no sir, With you I won't go sir, you'ld know what the story would be, I'ld rather be walking, Than have the people talking, you'ld know what the people would say.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Coye

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   40

   Address

   Cuscarrick, Co. Galway