School: Cill Cruain (B)

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Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    continued
    kept ringing
    they sung the great song of the Boockla meloden.
    They did not go home till twelve in the night.
    It was a man from Ballyglass that won the old, ass.
    I suppose I have no need to mention his name.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Morgan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Tiernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Occupations
    Farmer
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Ballymoe, Co. Galway