School: Leachtbhruadair (Loughfooder) (roll number 14366)

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1. A Song - Ballinahoun (continued)

   

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   (11)

   Mike Billeen, from near the wood,
   His proposals, too, are good;
   He has an orchard of good fruit,
   A rarity for Yule.

   
   (12)

   Besides, he has another good bar,
   He has a penny-horse and car,
   The rest of these, he don't regard,
   For they have only mules.

   
   (13)

   Tomeen Daniel can sweetly sing,
   Likewise Thadhg Cuddy and Don'leen Den,
   They can play the music and dance like "men"
   To please their hearts delight.

   
   (14)

   There are some more, our numbers fill,
   From Árd a' Bhóthair's furry hill,
   Far better, if their brown knob, they till,
   And sleep and rest the night.

   
   (15)

   There are some more who are exempt,
   A verse for them I wont attempt,
   But the next time, I'm fully bent,
   Their names to put in rhyme.

   
   (16)

   These are the "tenders" as I may call,

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mícheál P. Ó Murchadha

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Knocknagashel, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Mr Bartholomew Sullivan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   56

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Ballinahoun, Co. Kerry