1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Druim Garlaigh

School: Druim Garlaigh (roll number 11701)

Location:
Drumgarly, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Estér Ní Dhubhaghain
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 054

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 054

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Druim Garlaigh
  2. XML Page 054
  3. XML “Local Songs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Local Songs

    “It being May Fair'.”

    Share Share Post
    It being May Fair'
    Erskine he got ready,
    For he meant to be there.
    When he got to Christy's brae,
    He gave a hop
    For he was like a ram
    Says he, if I cannot get with Slavin,
    I ll have to get with Sam.
    He got into Slavin's car.
    And like the wind they flew
    And down by Coghills meadow
    They overtook Agnew
    They lifted Woods and Keenan
    For well they knew the trick
    And they never found
    Till they were landed
    Three miles below Scotstown.
    Stop the car says Erskine
    Till I throw away the stick
    Is that a lake says Erskine.
    We must be far away.
    (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
    Informant
    George Williamson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lecklevera, Co. Monaghan