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School: Log na nGall (roll number 15663)

Location:
Lugnagall, Co. Sligo
Teachers:
Tomás Ó Hodhráin Bean Uí Hodhráin
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  1. Old Songs of the District - An Irishman's Extravagant Notions

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    I’m an Irishman, thanks be to God for that blessing and if there's an Englishman
    I’d like by his leave to teach him a lesson. What Pats extravagant notions might be.
    I like to go forth in the morning to my labor lighthearted and gay with my spade in my hand.
    Exchange a hearty “God save you”
    Good neighbour,” and God
    I’d like to return not all fagged out and jaded.
    But decently tired at the close of the day
    To take out my fireside at the rest that I needed
    And sit down with Biddy and the children to lay
    I’d like on Sunday to go to the Chapel
    With Biddy and the children so lovely and clean
    And then in the evening to see the gyro grapple
    With good-natured rivalry out on the green
    I’d like to be able to help a such neighbour
    And keep my step-sister over the stile
    (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
    Informant
    Mrs Henegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Collinsford, Co. Sligo