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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

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Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
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Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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  1. Another Song

    “As Paddy McGabe was dyong one day”

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    Another Song.
    As Paddy McCabe was dying one day
    Father Molloy came to confess him
    And Paddy prayed hard, that he'd make no delay
    Only just hear his sins
    And make haste for to bless him.
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    Then tell me your sins, says Father Molloy
    For I'm thinkin you've not been a very good boy
    So late in the evening, says Paddy "I fear
    It would trouble you such a long story to hear.
    Besides you've 10 long miles over the mountain to go.
    While the road I have to travel, is much longer you know.
    So give me your blessin and get in the saddle
    To tell all sins, my poor brain it would daddle
    And the doctor gave orders to keep me so quiet
    "Twould disturb me to tell all sins, if I try it"
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Jamestown, Co. Leitrim