School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)

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1. The Bear of Clashduff (continued)

   

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   And brought powder enough,
   The kill the big bear,
   That was up in Clashduff,
   The Bottler came out,
   On the road he did prance,
   He said to the sergent,
   To call out Jim Bance.

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   We'll call out John Kelly
   Fred Holmes and Jack Crath,
   Tom Ring and Tom Kavanagh,
   And the pig buyer named "Cha",
   Sure we're all jolly fellows,
   And the devil may care,
   We'll die or we'll capture,
   The mighty big bear.

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   They scampered along,
   And the first man they met,
   Was "Black Geoff", and his curse
   I will never forget,

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Devlin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Joseph Devlin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   59

   Address

   Donaguile, Co. Kilkenny