School: Muine Mór (roll number 13456)
- Location:
- Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 457
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A Song
“Come all ye friends and neighbours the truth to ye I'll date.”
A Song.
Some of the friends and neighbors the truth to ye i'll date.
Concerning these evictions that happened here of late.
It's all about Big Biddy I mean to let you know
She was turned out by her brother and his name was Martin Mor.
It was on friday morning comes the sheriff and his pack.
they fired out Big Buddies cream and put all the thing to rack.
They fired her out into a shed in spite of our teeth.
And upon the following morning she went to her parish priest.
i came to you O'Rev me case for to leave down.
To see to get them boycotted to see to put them down.
The priest the pittied Biddy as I hear the people say.
And he said it was a case for they united League.
you see them every evening you see(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mc Partlin
- Gender
- Female