School: Moys (roll number 10837)
- Location:
- Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Dawson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 148
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- written by Bernard McGeogh, Annyalla
I
I travelled all Ireland from top to the bottom,
and attended all weddings and wakes near and far,
And the jolliest spree that I ever attended
Was a wake on a ragman that died in Lemgar
II
'Twas Red McAree was the cause of the nonsense
He died in Pat Rooney's and gave them a scare
and the word was sent round with that fool Terry Atty,
To gather all rascals down to Lemgar.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Rice
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullybuck, Co. Monaghan
