School: Ballyhale (roll number 7914)

Location:
Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 069

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 069

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    On the 21st of December
    'Tis well I remember the day
    Cutting furze I was earning my wage
    I wasn't inclined to delay
    Bye and bye I was called to my dinner
    And I walked home with courage I vow
    But alas on my return I found
    My coat was destroyed by a cow
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. There was a man named Paddy Conway who lived in Coolracum
    and who was great for making rhymes or giving rhyming answers to questions.
    This is a rhyme he addressed to the Master of the Fox-hunt once when he was looking for compensation for the fowl which had been taken by the fox. I wrote this down as my mother said it for me:-
    This is a fine day and a large hunt there is out
    And out of the covert the Reynard ye'll rout
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Dempsey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rosboultra, Co. Kilkenny