School: Mullach Dubh

Location:
Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Blioscáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 279

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  1. This fair took place somewhere around the year 1869. The date was July 12th and since a ballad singer was responsible for having the date of the fair changed to the first of that month, no fair has been held in Manorhamilton, (since), on the twelfth.
    It happened like this. Towards mid-day when the people were moving away from the fair-green and were assembling in the town a ballad singer commenced to sing loudly. This was his song.
    Come all ye good people draw near me
    The truth I would wish to lay down
    The distress of our poor Irish nation
    Our hardships in country and town
    II
    Our pigs we must sell them for nothing
    Our rents we're not able to pay.
    Our throats for tobacco are calling
    Since the Union was first brought away
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Martin Devaney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    86
    Address
    Glebe, Co. Leitrim