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School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 419

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    Knockanure both mane and poor,
    A church without a steeple,
    Where dirty boors look over half-doors
    To laugh at dacent people.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
      2. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bill Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry

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    (3) Said by boys playing.
    "Mee-acka-óbó-very-good-so-so-meelock-merlock-meelock-shee
    Mee-fati-onkoh-come-along-with-me-take-an-alla-boojoo-poor-China".
    (4) Abbeyfale for flour and male Newcastle west for horses,
    Ballygologue for thieves and rogues and many ways for asses.
    (5) Oh my, oh my, what a handsome corpse I'll make when I die.
    (6) Tom Bawn Longadown, ate mate on Friday.
    (7) "Up Listowel, Up Tralee, Up Mary Street and down Boherbee!"
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