School: Allenwood

Location:
Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 248

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 248

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  1. My name it is Tom Sheridan,
    My age is 84
    I see we have a living now,
    We never had before
    From the red bog they make the rag.
    They fill it brown and black.
    Hurray, my boys for freedom.
    Fill up "The Standard sack"
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      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Ennis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrymullen, Co. Kildare
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    There is an old woman buried on the canal bank in Derrymullen and there is a big black dog seen at her grave every night.

    There is an old woman buried on the canal bank in Derrymullen and there is a big
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