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School: St Canice's, Aghaboe (roll number 16939)

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Aghaboe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Aine Ní Dhubhlaoigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 354

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  2. A Dance at Ned Brophy

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    A man named Ned Brophy
    He lived in the wood
    He gave a great party Thank God
    it was good
    He invited his friends and his
    neighbours all around,
    This bit of a party it cost him one pound.
    They were there from Mountrath
    Timahoe and Tintore,
    And a few more invited from
    near Ballicmore.
    They thought it too far to drive
    a lame ass and a bad comman car.
    There was a great lot of tradesmen
    attended the spree
    Carpenters, masons. likewise the
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