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School: Carrickatee (roll number 16481)

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Carrickatee, Co. Monaghan
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Éamonn Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 284

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    and you shall be my bride
    It is you I'll wed without fear or dread with a good heart and a will
    And then you will be my lawful bride the pride of "Fuchsia Hill".
    IV
    Says she "My airy bachelor a wee while you must wait.
    Until you do make sure to me your money and estate
    A coach we will buy for " Raggling [?] and a car we will but for "Sill"
    And we we drive to fairs and markets from the top of "Fuchsia Hill."
    V
    Said towehead off the creepy
    "An agreement I will draw" between you and Mr Murphy according to the the law
    (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
    Alice Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickatee, Co. Monaghan