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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 176

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    When I was young and in my bloom
    A dish of porridge I would consume
    But now I'm old and getting gray
    And all I want is a cup of tay (tea)
    When I was young and had no sence
    I bought a fiddle for eighteen pence
    But the only tune that I could play
    (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
    Sean Holden
    Gender
    Male